Mate cup, straw/bombilla, and basket

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Culture/People: Charrúa (Charrua)
Collector: Major Theodore L. Bailey, Non-Indian, 1878-1968
Previous owner: Major Theodore L. Bailey, Non-Indian, 1878-1968
Donor: Major Theodore L. Bailey, Non-Indian, 1878-1968

Collection History: Collected by Major Theodore L. Bailey (1878-1968, of Harriman, New York) during travel to Uruguay, probably in the late 1940s or 1950s; donated to MAI by Major Bailey in 1953.
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Place: Uruguay

See related items: Charrúa (Charrua); Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/1715
Barcode: 221715.001

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving

Object Name: Mate cup, straw/bombilla, and basket
Media/Materials: Gourd, iron, vegetal fiber
Techniques: Wicker-plaited, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662256643-49da-459d-b9e2-f0d2bd8f0ad0

Record ID: NMAI_236574