Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1947 or 1948 by Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (1908-1985, an American explorer, anthropologist, and travel writer); purchased by MAI from Dr. von Hagen in 1948.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Ika (Ica/Arhuaco)
- Collector
- Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
- Seller
- Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
- Date created
- 1935-1948
- Object Name
- Fiber used for making hats
- Media/Materials
- Agave/Maguey fiber
- Techniques
- Unmodified
- Object Type
- Materials: Raw
