Food grater cover

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Date created: 1920-1928

Culture/People: Piaroa
Expedition: Mrs. Thea Heye - Herbert S. Dickey Colombia Expedition (1928)
Expedition leader: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected in 1928 during the Thea Heye-Dickey Colombia Expedition, led by physician and explorer Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Río Orinoco left bank, 100 miles above Maipures rapids.; Cumaribo Municipality; Vichada Department; Colombia

See related items: Piaroa; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/5522
Barcode: 165522.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Food grater cover
Media/Materials: Bark cloth
Techniques: Sewn

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6291f5ad9-363f-4d1d-a97b-b1206fa09453

Record ID: NMAI_177321