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Object Number 25-60-30/F479
Display Title Plant stalk and splints tied together
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mat, fibrous sticks held together at either end by woven fiber string.
Classification
  • Textile
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Marku
  • Maku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Amazonas / <County> / <City> / Macu
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Uracuera
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 13 x 0.8 cm (10 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F479 & F-477 (labelled incorrectly)
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925 - 1925)
Donor Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925 - 1925)

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