Girl's sash/belt
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1930 and 1931 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); deposited by Miss Steen at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in 1931 to allow the University Museum time to raise funds for the purchase of her collection; purchased by MAI from Elizabeth K. Steen in 1936.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 18/9861
- Barcode
- 189861.000
- Culture/People
- Karajá (Caraja)
- Seller agent
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)
- Seller
- Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
- Previous owner
- Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
- Collector
- Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Accessories
- Object Name
- Girl's sash/belt
- Media/Materials
- Cordage
- Techniques
- Twisted
- Place
- Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
- Island Name
- Ilha do Bananal
- See related items
- Karajá (Caraja)
- Clothing/Garments: Accessories
- Record ID
- NMAI_203021
