Basket

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Culture/People: Carib [Venezuela & Trinidad]
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History: Collected in 1925 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Maracas; Saint George County; Trinidad; Trinidad and Tobago
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Trinidad
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Carib [Venezuela & Trinidad]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/9647
Barcode: 139647.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Vegetal Fiber, reed, cordage
Techniques: Plaited, twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws671be0729-757c-4efb-a527-cabed1964cce

Record ID: NMAI_149790