Donor Name:

U. S. Department of the Navy  Search this

Culture:

Zaparo  Search this

Object Type:

Skirt

Place:

Ecuador, South America

Accession Date:

20 Jul 1892

Notes:

From card: "Petticoat of human hair ornamented with round, oval, and angular pearly discs of a fresh water bivalve (probably a species of Anodon) together with bird bones arranged in geometrical designs. The skirt is woven in a solid piece of sennit braided out of human hair. The lower margin terminates in a fringe of pendant hollow seeds called by the Indians tucui (probably a species of chrysophyllum, or star apple)."

Record Last Modified:

28 Aug 2023

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

025958

USNM Number:

E164685-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bc926ecf-fe42-4c98-a828-0f81a26f0f8b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8345226