Basket

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

Collection History: Collected in 1917 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Potaro River; Potaro-Siparuni Region; Guyana

See related items: Macushi (Macusi); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/3381
Barcode: 063381.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Vegetal Fiber, reed
Techniques: Twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws634d96ef1-d109-47cb-8e7f-8bf809e63cba

Record ID: NMAI_68057