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Object Number 17-60-30/F75
Display Title Hammock
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, twisted fiber cords with fiber tassels and colored feather tips
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Negro
Dimensions Overall: 54.5 x 9.4 x 2.6 cm (21 7/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 3
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1916-1917 - 1917)
Donor Mrs. A. Hamilton Rice (1917)

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