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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; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/4020
Barcode: 254020.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Bag
Media/Materials: Palm frond/fronds, cotton (unspun)
Techniques: Twill-plaited
Dimensions: 60 x 23 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b84ad880-c399-48eb-8ad2-28dddaeb06c9

Record ID: NMAI_270042