Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Reverend Alfred W. Cott (1887-1973, a Seventh Day Adventist missionary in Guyana) between 1927 and 1929; purchased by MAI from Reverend Cott in 1929.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Arawak
- Collector
- Reverend Alfred W. Cott (A. W. Cott), Non-Indian, 1887-1973
- Previous owner
- Reverend Alfred W. Cott (A. W. Cott), Non-Indian, 1887-1973
- Seller
- Reverend Alfred W. Cott (A. W. Cott), Non-Indian, 1887-1973
- Object Name
- Baby belt/sling
- Media/Materials
- Cotton cord/cordage, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Twill-woven, bead-wrapped
- Object Type
- Transportation Items: Baby carriers
