Woman's skirt

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Date created: circa 1925

Culture/People: Shipibo
Collector: William Schaeffler (Wilhelm Schaeffler), Non-Indian, 1900-1980
Previous owner: William Schaeffler (Wilhelm Schaeffler), Non-Indian, 1900-1980
Seller: William Schaeffler (Wilhelm Schaeffler), Non-Indian, 1900-1980

Collection History: Collected by William (Wilhelm) Schaeffler (1900-1980, a German missionary who worked in South America from the 1920s through the 1940s); purchased by MAI from William Schaeffler in 1938.
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Place: Lower Río Ucayali; Loreto Region; Peru

See related items: Shipibo; Clothing/Garments
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/5940
Barcode: 195940.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments
Indigenous Term: chitonte

Object Name: Woman's skirt
Media/Materials: Cotton yarn, paint
Techniques: Woven, painted
Dimensions: 64 x 66 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61ea2f6c4-4763-4e95-a4be-2169e9b9a069

Record ID: NMAI_209026