Dipper/Ladle

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Culture/People: Arecuna
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History: Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) in 1916 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye/MAI.
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Place: Essequibo River; Guyana

See related items: Arecuna; Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/7378
Barcode: 057378.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving
Indigenous Term: cassacra

Object Name: Dipper/Ladle
Media/Materials: Gourd, tree pitch/gum, cordage
Techniques: Pyroengraved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614eb8769-b851-4556-a584-8348ce50bbc1

Record ID: NMAI_61924