Basket sieve/sifter

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Culture/People: Tukano (Tucano)
Collector: Gordon MacCreagh, Non-Indian, 1886-1953
Donor: Gordon MacCreagh, Non-Indian, 1886-1953
Expedition: Mulford Expedition for the Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin (1921-1922)

Collection History: Collected between 1921 and 1922 by explorer and author Gordon MacCreagh (1886-1953) during the Mulford Expedition for the Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin (sponsored by the New York Botanical Gardens); donated to MAI by Gordon MacCreagh in 1922.
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Place: Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Tukano (Tucano); Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/6038
Barcode: 116038.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Basket sieve/sifter
Media/Materials: Vegetal Fiber, wood
Techniques: Twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws680dc5882-dc57-4bb6-9ddf-e642bf5282f8

Record ID: NMAI_123985