Head ring

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: possibly Aymara or Quechua (attributed)
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History: Collected in 1924 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Oruro and vicinity; Cercado Province; Oruro Department; Bolivia

See related items: Aymara; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/4468
Barcode: 134468.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Head ring
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, silk cloth, glass bead/beads, thread, twine/string, unknown substrate
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6134aee96-74b5-40d3-b351-2291655bba86

Record ID: NMAI_144150