Headband

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Culture/People: probably Shuar/Achuar (attributed)
Expedition: First Ecuador Expedition (1906)
Expedition leader: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition sponsor: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957; Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915

Collection History: Collected in 1906 during the First Ecuador Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).
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Place: Río Napo; Napo Province, Orellana Province, Sucumbios Province; Ecuador

See related items: Shuar/Achuar; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/1808
Barcode: 011808.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Headband
Media/Materials: Feather/feathers, cordage
Techniques: Knotted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws676d584fa-5380-4e39-a882-db3c250cbc5e

Record ID: NMAI_12643