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Baby's hammock , native name: amalajiri. made by women.
Baby's hammock , native name: amalajiri. made by women.
Object Number 989-26-30/11610
Display Title Baby's hammock , native name: amalajiri. made by women.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ama lajiri
Object Description Baby's hammock , native name: amalajiri. made by women. Consists of a z-twist, 2 ply bast fiber knotted net which is looped around two light weight wooden rods, one at either end of net. looped around both ends of rods are 2 braided bast fiber cords used to suspend hammock. attached to the bottom side of the net are three clumps of snail shells (iurara) + 3 varieties of nuts. black one are called erori. shells + nuts are strung to bast fiber cords. 80 x 30 nettig, 145 l 140 l cords, 25.5 + 26.7 rods.
Inventory Description Hammock, braided vegetable fiber cord with dangling dried seed pods and snail sh
Classification
  • Hammock
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1989
Culture
  • Urarina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / Santa Caramela
Additional Geographic Terms Chambira river basin; Northeastern Peru
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Seed pod, Snail shell
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 1.1 cm (10 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 989-26-30/11610
Provenance
Collector Michelle McKinley (Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
Collector Bartholomew Dean (June 1989 - September 8, 1989)
Donor Bartholomew Dean (Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
Donor Michelle McKinley (June 1989 - September 8, 1989)

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