Sash/Belt

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Culture/People: Nambikuára (Nambicuara)
Collector: Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner: Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Lender: Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Seller: Reverend David Brainerd Legters, Non-Indian, 1908-2002

Collection History: Collected between 1925 and 1926 by Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (1873-1940, a missionary who worked in Mexico and Brazil and was a founder of the Wycliffe Bible Society/Wycliffe Bible Translators); lent to MAI by Reverend Leonard Legters in 1939; inherited by his son Reverend David Brainerd Legters (1908-2002); purchased by MAI from Reverend David Legters in 1946.
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Place: Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

See related items: Nambikuára (Nambicuara); Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6253
Barcode: 026253.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Sash/Belt
Media/Materials: Palm fiber
Techniques: Braided

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62c6e4c05-4cf4-4831-99a4-07ea5e10ef17

Record ID: NMAI_27877