Burden basket/Pack basket model/miniature

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Culture/People: Tapirapé (Tapirape)
Collector: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
Seller: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009

Collection History: Collected in 1961 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1961.
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Place: Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

See related items: Tapirapé (Tapirape); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/1287
Barcode: 231287.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket/Pack basket model/miniature
Media/Materials: Palm frond/fronds, bark
Techniques: Twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670604920-1f9e-4476-ab47-8dc1c9f0c86c

Record ID: NMAI_246024