Poncho

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Date created: 1910-1930

Culture/People: Mapuche
Expedition: Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents between 1929 and 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Temuco; Cautín Province; Araucanía Region IX; Chile

See related items: Mapuche; Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/5864
Barcode: 175864.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Indigenous Term: macuñ trarican

Object Name: Poncho
Media/Materials: Wool yarn, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, resist-dyed, woven, fringed
Dimensions: 143.3 x 124 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6392ca80a-b8bf-43d5-bec2-619ba9485b44

Record ID: NMAI_187956