Burden basket/Pack basket

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

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) in 1926 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Coclé; Penonomé District; Coclé Province; Panama

See related items: Ngäbe (Guaymi); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/6185
Barcode: 146185.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket/Pack basket
Media/Materials: Wood, bark, vegetal fiber
Techniques: Twined

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6daa6ecc2-0209-4f7f-9b03-ffaf95e49e5f

Record ID: NMAI_157135