Seat

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Culture/People: Warao
Possible collector: Eliza Haldeman Figyelmesy (Eliza J. Haldeman/Mrs. Philip Figyelmesy), Non-Indian, 1843-1910
Previous owner: Samuel Steman Haldeman (S.S. Haldeman), Non-Indian, 1812-1880
Lender: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)

Collection History: Possibly collected between 1870 and 1880 by Eliza Haldeman Figyelmesy (1843-1910, wife of Colonel Philip Figyelmesy, U.S. consul to British Guiana) and sent to her father, Samuel Steman Haldeman (1812-1880, a professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania); donated to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Professor Haldeman or his family; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place: Guyana

See related items: Warao; Furnishings (Home)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/7002
Barcode: 167002.000

Object Type: Furnishings (Home)

Object Name: Seat
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 102 x 28 x 28 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66f2b4aa2-1370-48f4-bc73-7bc250e17166

Record ID: NMAI_179144