Horse head ornament
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1936 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 18/9593
- Barcode
- 189593.000
- Culture/People
- Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
- Collector
- Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968
- Object Type
- Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
- Object Name
- Horse head ornament
- Media/Materials
- Wool yarn, cotton cloth
- Techniques
- Woven, sewn, braided, tasseled
- Place
- Península de La Guajira (Goajira Peninsula); La Guajira Department; Colombia
- See related items
- Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
- Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
- Record ID
- NMAI_202049
