Culture/People:

Akawaio (Acawai)  Search this

Collector:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Previous owner:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Seller:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Object Name:

Hair ornament

Media/Materials:

Beetle wings, cotton cloth, wood

Techniques:

Stitched, drilled, wrapped, tied

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Cuyuni River; Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region; Guyana

Collection History:

Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1918.

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Catalog Number:

7/4981

Barcode:

074981.000

See related items:

Akawaio (Acawai)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws689d775a7-58dd-4b8f-9dde-6ff3a1b5bd69

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_80559