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Culture/People:
Machiguenga  Search this
Donor:
G. Edward Montgomery (George Edward Montgomery), Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
G. Edward Montgomery (George Edward Montgomery), Non-Indian  Search this
Collector:
Patricia M. Davis, Non-Indian  Search this
Harold Mariner Davis, Non-Indian, 1924-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Baby belt/sling
Media/Materials:
Cotton yarn, seed/seeds
Techniques:
Woven, strung, tied
Dimensions:
54.0 x 21.0 x 2.0 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
San Francisco de Yarinacocha; Coronel Portillo Province; Ucayali Region; Peru
Date created:
circa 1965
Collection History:
Collected by Patricia M. Davis and Harold Mariner Davis (1924-1971), probably between 1964 and 1971, in Machiguenga villages near Yarinacocha and Shimaa, Peru, during research for the Summer Institute of Linguistics; acquired from the Davis base camp house in Yarinacocha, Peru, by G. Edward Montgomery in 1973 during his research among the Machiguenga; donated to NMAI by Dr. G. Edward Montgomery in 2006.
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Catalog Number:
26/5614
Barcode:
265614.000
See related items:
Machiguenga
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61efd344b-94e6-4d31-98e7-ce1b4b84b713
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_281841