Night in the Jungle

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Date created: 2007

Culture/People: Emberá (Choikoi)
Artist/Maker: Nunila Rosales, Emberá (Choikoi)
Previous seller: Obdulio Isarama, Emberá (Choikoi); Alina Itucama, Wounaan (Noanama)
Previous owner: Charles McLure (Chuck McLure), Non-Indian; Patricia McLure (Mrs. Charles McLure), Non-Indian
Donor: Charles McLure (Chuck McLure), Non-Indian; Patricia McLure (Mrs. Charles McLure), Non-Indian

Collection History: Purchased by Charles McLure and Patricia McLure in 2007 from Obdulio Isarama (Emberá) and his wife Alina Itucama (Wounaan); donated to NMAI by Charles and Patricia McLure in 2019.
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Place: Yaviza; Pinogana District; Darién Province; Panama

See related items: Emberá (Choikoi); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 27/355
Barcode: 270355.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Title: Night in the Jungle
Object Name: Basket jar
Media/Materials: Toquilla palm/Panama hat plant fiber, black palm/chunga palm fiber, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, coiled
Dimensions: 33.8 x 29.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cc36ac06-2a22-4d12-8b9e-95bc287c1519

Record ID: NMAI_416039