Head ring

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Culture/People: Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
Expedition sponsor: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum); Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989
Collector: Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968

Collection History: Collected in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and MAI.
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Place: La Guajira Department; Colombia

See related items: Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/1307
Barcode: 181307.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Head ring
Media/Materials: Vegetal Fiber, wool yarn, feather/feathers
Techniques: Twill-plaited, wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64b20625e-965c-4731-b421-a592cf545cce

Record ID: NMAI_194003