Fiber

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

Collection History: Collected in 1924 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Río Cricamola and Río Manantí, Península Valiente; Kusapín District; Ngöbe-Buglé Indigenous Territory; Panama

See related items: Ngäbe (Guaymi); Materials: Prepared

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/776
Barcode: 130776.000

Object Type: Materials: Prepared

Object Name: Fiber
Media/Materials: Bromeliad fiber (Silk grass)
Techniques: Dyed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644a01363-4929-452d-ad28-56acb7a6a1aa

Record ID: NMAI_140637