Collector:

H. L. Simmonds  Search this

Donor Name:

H. L. Simmonds  Search this

Culture:

Washoe  Search this

Object Type:

Blanket

Place:

Not Given, West, Nevada, United States, North America

Accession Date:

21 Apr 1903

Notes:

From card: "Indians of various tribes long before the coming of the whites, had learned to cut the skins of rabbits into long strips and weave them into blankets by trimed [sic, probably should be twined] weaving just as is done in open twined basketry. Esamples [sic, probably should be examples?]. As far north as British Columbia, and as far south as borders of Mexico."

Record Last Modified:

14 Mar 2017

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

040811

USNM Number:

E216438-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36ab2a702-0599-4a44-a667-5d0a720bed2a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8361636