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Painted barkcloth with design of goose, fish, monkey(?), owl, and bird
Painted barkcloth with design of goose, fish, monkey(?), owl, and bird
Object Number 997-30-30/11777
Display Title Painted barkcloth with design of goose, fish, monkey(?), owl, and bird
Descriptions
Object Description Coarsely beaten barkcloth; stiff, with parting fibers; crudely painted design on one side of cloth; geometric border at either end of cloth; brown, dark brown, yellow and green design of goose, fish, monkey(?), owl and bird oriented in four directions
Inventory Description Painting on barkcloth, zoomorphic and geometric designs
Classification
  • Painting
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia / Amazonas / <County> / Leticia
Materials Bark, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 184 x 138 cm (72 7/16 x 54 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 997-30-30/11777
Credit Line Gift of R. A. Paynter, Jr.
Provenance
Collector Dr. Raymond A. Paynter (1972 - 12/4/97)
Donor Dr. Raymond A. Paynter (1972 - 12/4/97)

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