Basket sieve/sifter

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Date created: circa 1955

Culture/People: Waiwai
Collector: Fred A. Salazar (Carlos Frederick Anthony Salazar), Non-Indian, 1942-2002
Seller: Fred A. Salazar (Carlos Frederick Anthony Salazar), Non-Indian, 1942-2002

Collection History: Collected by traveler-explorer Fred A. Salazar (1942-2002), probably in 1959 or 1960; purchased by MAI from Fred Salazar in 1962.
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Place: Upper Essequibo River; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region; Guyana

See related items: Waiwai; Food Gathering and Preparation
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/1831
Barcode: 231831.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Basket sieve/sifter
Media/Materials: Wood, larouma fiber, feather/feathers, cotton cord/cordage, dye/dyes
Techniques: Carved, tied, dyed, twill-plaited, wrapped
Dimensions: 44 x 41 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6691ef185-b2cc-4ea5-936a-ca238b94a86b

Record ID: NMAI_246885