Rattle

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Culture/People: Amorua/Rio Tomo Guahibo (Pihibi Cuiapo)
Expedition: Mrs. Thea Heye - Herbert S. Dickey Colombia Expedition (1928)
Expedition leader: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected in 1928 during the Thea Heye-Dickey Colombia Expedition, led by physician and explorer Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Plains near junction of Río Tomo and Río Orinoco; Vichada Department; Colombia

See related items: Amorua/Rio Tomo Guahibo (Pihibi Cuiapo); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/3887
Barcode: 163887.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Rattle
Media/Materials: Nut/nuts, wood
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69c9ced9e-105e-4e7e-b700-c84b3a25b0da

Record ID: NMAI_175303