Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1921 using funds donated by Edith Hendricks (ca. 1849-1921, sister of MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Shuar/Achuar
- Previous owner
- William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
- Seller
- William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
- Presenter/funding source
- Edith Hendricks, Non-Indian, ca. 1849-1921
- Object Name
- Tunic
- Media/Materials
- Bark cloth, feather/feathers, birdskin/birdskins, animal bone, paint
- Techniques
- Sewn, strung
- Dimensions
- 49 x 102 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments
