Basket

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Culture/People: Arawak
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History: Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) in 1916 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye/MAI.
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Place: Demarara River; Guyana

See related items: Arawak; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/7326
Barcode: 057326.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Vegetal Fiber, cordage
Techniques: Plaited, twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cd6bbee6-0bb1-4efd-a035-6be8cf5f1c43

Record ID: NMAI_61440