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Culture/People
Kadiwéu (Caduveo/Cadioeos/Guaicuru)
Collector
Sasha Siemel (Sasha A. Siemel/Aleksandrs Ziemelis), Non-Indian, 1890-1970
Seller
Sasha Siemel (Sasha A. Siemel/Aleksandrs Ziemelis), Non-Indian, 1890-1970
Object Name
Mat
Media/Materials
Palm fiber
Techniques
Twill-plaited
Dimensions
97 x 68 cm
Object Type
Furnishings (Home)
Place
Rio Nabileque; Pantanal Sul Mesoregion; Mato Grosso do Sul State, Central-West Region; Brazil
Collection History
Collected by Sasha Siemel (1890-1970, an adventurer, hunter, and author) between 1914 and 1937; purchased by MAI from Sasha Siemel in 1937.