Rope

Culture/People
probably Highland Kichua (attributed)
Previous owner
Edward Whymper, Non-Indian, 1840-1911
Previous seller
J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms, 1834-ca. 1940
Previous owner
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Whymper (1840-1911, a British explorer and mountaineer); purchased in 1912 by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") from the J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms (London, England); purchased by MAI from William Ockleford Oldman in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place
Quito; Quito Canton; Pichincha Province; Ecuador
See related items
Highland Kichua
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
8/8902
Barcode
088902.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Rope
Media/Materials
Vegetal Fiber
Techniques
Braided
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d1d73fbd-f4c8-4134-965b-f6b8bdd073cc
Record ID
NMAI_95976