Loom and weaving with "cacique's mantle" design

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Date created: 2002

Culture/People: Mapuche
Artist/Maker: Nancy Epulef Barra, Mapuche, b. 1971
Seller: Fundacion Chol-Chol
Seller agent: Marnie Schilken, Non-Indian

Collection History: NMAI purchase from Fundacion Chol-Chol (a non-profit organization focused on economic development for Mapuche people) through Marnie Schilken in 2003.
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Place: Coipuco Community; Temuco; Cautín Province; Araucanía Region IX; Chile

See related items: Mapuche; Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/1554
Barcode: 261554.000

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment
Native Term: wutrak

Object Name: Loom and weaving with "cacique's mantle" design
Media/Materials: Wood, wool yarn, vegetal dye/dyes
Techniques: Woven, carved, wrapped, dyed
Dimensions: 65 x 51 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609d03a37-e444-408f-a718-936a23fa125e

Record ID: NMAI_277652