Culture/People:

Enxet (Lengua)  Search this

Previous owner:

A. Hecht, Non-Indian  Search this

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Headband

Media/Materials:

Cotton yarn, shell beads

Techniques:

Woven

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Place:

Chaco region; Paraguay

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1905 from A. Hecht; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).

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Catalog Number:

8/8888

Barcode:

088888.000

See related items:

Enxet (Lengua)

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62dc103ae-3925-4b0a-853b-11baceb1c33f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_95904