Weaving tools; batten, weaving sword, distaff and yarn, unspun wool

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Date created: 1900-1905

Culture/People: Highland Kichua
Expedition leader: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition: First Ecuador Expedition (1906)
Expedition sponsor: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957; Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915

Collection History: Collected in 1906 during the First Ecuador Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).
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Place: Riobamba; Riobamba Canton; Chimborazo Province; Ecuador

See related items: Highland Kichua; Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/1833
Barcode: 011833.000

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment

Object Name: Weaving tools; batten, weaving sword, distaff and yarn, unspun wool
Media/Materials: Wood, wool yarn, wool (unspun)
Techniques: Carved, spun, wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d11c0214-6384-4a73-8fad-21c6108ffcd2

Record ID: NMAI_12671