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:

Armband part/fragment

Media/Materials:

Shell/shells, down, cotton cord/cordage

Techniques:

Perforated, tied

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Puruni 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:

7/4957

Barcode:

074957.000

See related items:

Akawaio (Acawai)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62b29b9ac-c199-49d1-b9d4-564e5890f5d1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_80947