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Bark cloth
Object Number 996-24-30/11694
Display Title Bark cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Barkcloth, rectangular, with circular painted geometric design. The design is outlined in black, filled in with brown, blue, orange-brown and bright yellow pigments. Cloth has numerous small holes, one large hole, two torn corners and many stains.
Inventory Description Barkcloth, fibrous, painted geometric designs, uneven edges, wrinkled, rolled
Classification
  • Art 3-D
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1958
Culture
  • Tikuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia / Amazonas
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Loretoyacu, near Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
Materials Barkcloth, Pigment, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 180 x 165 cm (70 7/8 x 64 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 996-24-30/11694
Credit Line Gift of Richard E. Schultes, 1996
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (1958 - 6/27/96)
Donor Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (1958 - 6/27/96)

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