Culture/People:

Arawak  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:

Basket

Media/Materials:

Vegetal Fiber, wood

Techniques:

Twill-plaited

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Captain Creek; Mahaica-Berbice 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:

7/5248

Barcode:

075248.000

See related items:

Arawak

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c8a785c6-418d-4cc2-b2c6-1f9aa91659ba

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_81052