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Object Details

Collection History
Presented to NMAI Director Kevin Gover (Pawnee) during travel in Peru in 2011; donated to NMAI by Kevin Gover in 2011.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Date created
2011
Catalog Number
26/8815
Barcode
268815.000
Culture/People
Quechua
Donor
Kevin Gover, Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)/Niuam (Comanche), b. 1955
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Object Name
Scarf
Media/Materials
Wool yarn, dye/dyes
Techniques
Dyed, woven, fringed
Dimensions
187.5 x 21.4 cm
Place
Chahuaytire Community, Pisac District; Calca Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
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Quechua
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Record ID
NMAI_402313
Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9a90823-9f2a-4b1d-b698-29a64ca14772
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