Collector:

Dr. Peter Seitel  Search this

Donor Name:

Smithsonian Folklife Program  Search this

Length - Object:

28 cm

Culture:

Haya  Search this

Object Type:

Stopper

Place:

Tanzania, Africa

Accession Date:

25 May 1982

Collection Date:

1980

Notes:

NARROW STRIPS OF PAPYRUS TIED INTO A TASSEL SHAPE. "RELATIVELY LONG WITH A FEW STRANDS MUCH LONGER THAN OTHERS....USED TO MARK AN OLUSHUBU (DECANTER) THAT IS GIVEN TO A GUEST FOR HIS EXCLUSIVE USE."-P. SEITEL.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

349806

USNM Number:

E422179-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31cf6d10b-7af6-4ca4-af07-424958f7d8e3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8455030