Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919 Search this
Previous owner:
Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919 Search this
Elizabeth S. de Booy (Elizabeth Hamilton Smith/Mrs. Theodoor de Booy/Elizabeth Smith Peter), Non-Indian, 1883-1941 Search this
Seller:
Elizabeth S. de Booy (Elizabeth Hamilton Smith/Mrs. Theodoor de Booy/Elizabeth Smith Peter), Non-Indian, 1883-1941 Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935 Search this
Object Name:
Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials:
Cane
Techniques:
Twill-plaited
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term:
wutoshik yurba
Place:
Sierra de Perijá (Serranía de Motilones); Zulia State, Zulian Region; Venezuela
Collection History:
Collected in 1918 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored the American Geographical Society and the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania; inherited by his widow, Elizabeth Smith de Booy (1883-1941); purchased by MAI from Elizabeth de Booy in 1919 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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