Basket tray

Date created
circa 1935
Culture/People
Guahibo
Collector
Felix V. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1909-1990
Previous owner
Felix V. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1909-1990
Donor
Pauline G. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1915-2005
Collection History
Collected by Felix V. DiGiovanni (1909-1990, an explorer and photographer) while traveling and making an ethnographic film in Colombia between 1933 and the early 1940s; donated to NMAI in 1992 by his wife Pauline G. DiGiovanni (1915-2005).
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Place
Plains, Río Orinoco and Río Vichada region; Vichada Department; Colombia
See related items
Guahibo
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/4035
Barcode
254035.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket tray
Media/Materials
Palm frond/fronds, cordage
Techniques
Twill-plaited, wrapped
Dimensions
52 x 7.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61f1dca10-adb7-4748-9a25-f6be9e235f2e
Record ID
NMAI_269643