Clothing/garment part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
1000 BC–AD 1520 (Early Horizon to Late Horizon period)
Culture/People
probably Arica/Western Valleys Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
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 in 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
La Lisera; Arica Province; Arica y Parinacota Region XV; Chile
See related items
Arica/Western Valleys Tradition (archaeological culture)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/7486
Barcode
177486.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Object Name
Clothing/garment part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Camelid hair yarn
Techniques
Woven
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws638ac6b04-1e68-48a6-af97-92c89f3f9e45
Record ID
NMAI_190061