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Hammock
Object Number 2004.13.1
Display Title Hammock
Descriptions
Object Description Hammock made of handsewn, handpicked, handspun and handwoven natural cotton; made using traditional techniques from the south and deep south savannahs, Rupununi, Region 9, Guyana
Inventory Description Hammock, white with dark tan stripes
Classification
  • Hammock
Department Ethnographic
Date 12/15/1999
Artist Adeline Barretto (1999)
Culture
  • Wapishana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana / <State> / <County> / Katoonarib Village
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 451 x 250 x 3.5 cm (177 9/16 x 98 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Peter and Rula Burrow
Provenance
Collector Peter Burrow (1999 - 5/29/04)
Collector Rula Burrow (1999 - 5/29/2004)
Donor Rula Burrow (1999 - 5/29/2004)
Donor Peter Burrow (1999 - 5/29/04)
Seller Rupununi Weavers Society

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