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Culture/People
Maku (Macu)
Seller
Fred A. Salazar (Carlos Frederick Anthony Salazar), Non-Indian, 1942-2002
Collector
Fred A. Salazar (Carlos Frederick Anthony Salazar), Non-Indian, 1942-2002
Object Name
Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials
Vegetal Fiber, bark
Techniques
Twined
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Native Term
we er e
Place
Rio Marauiá (Marawia); Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil
Collection History
Collected by traveler-explorer Fred A. Salazar (1942-2002) in 1962; purchased by MAI from Fred Salazar in 1963.