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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Arecuna  Search this
Collector:
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this
Object Name:
Basket
Media/Materials:
Vegetal Fiber
Techniques:
Wicker-plaited
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term:
amatoo
Place:
Mazaruni River headwaters; Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region; Guyana
Collection History:
Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) in 1916 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye/MAI.
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Catalog Number:
5/7316
Barcode:
057316.000
See related items:
Arecuna
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66d9df32b-e281-4f0d-95f0-5a2b26824449
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_61430