Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in the 1930s or 1940s by Auguste Rabaut (1894-1985, a collector and importer of aquarium fish); given by Auguste Rabaut to Dr. H. Sidney Newcomer (1887-1988, of New York City) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Dr. Newcomer in 1950.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Witoto
- Collector
- Auguste Rabaut (Auguste Joseph Emile Rabaut), Non-Indian, 1894-1985
- Previous owner
- Auguste Rabaut (Auguste Joseph Emile Rabaut), Non-Indian, 1894-1985
- Dr. H. Sidney Newcomer (Harry Sidney Newcomer), Non-Indian, 1887-1988
- Donor
- Dr. H. Sidney Newcomer (Harry Sidney Newcomer), Non-Indian, 1887-1988
- Object Name
- Skirt/kilt
- Media/Materials
- Bark cloth
- Techniques
- Painted
- Dimensions
- 125 x 111 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments
