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Triangle of 3 pieces of wood , bound at the corners w/ vegetable fiber
Triangle of 3 pieces of wood , bound at the corners w/ vegetable fiber
Object Number 992-27-30/11637
Display Title Triangle of 3 pieces of wood , bound at the corners w/ vegetable fiber
Descriptions
Object Description Triangle of 3 pieces of wood , two w/ serrated edges, bound at the corners w/ vegetable fiber. 1 cm. thick,46 x46 x47 cm.
Inventory Description Wooden triangle, 2 outsided edges are serrated bound with fiber ties.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1931-1992
Culture
  • Yaruro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Venezuela
Materials Wood, Fiber, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 47 x 1.3 cm (15 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 992-27-30/11637
Provenance
Collector Anthony Leeds (ca. 1958)
Donor Dr. Elizabeth Leeds (12/9/92)

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