Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by amateur archaeologist Neville A. Harte (1907-1997, U.S. Army, retired) and his wife Eva M. Harte (1915-2002) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Neville and Eva Harte in 1967 using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Ngäbe (Guaymi)
- Collector
- Neville A. Harte, Non-Indian, 1907-1997
- Eva M. Harte (Eva Melcolichif/Mrs. Neville A. Harte), Non-Indian, 1915-2002
- Seller
- Neville A. Harte, Non-Indian, 1907-1997
- Eva M. Harte (Eva Melcolichif/Mrs. Neville A. Harte), Non-Indian, 1915-2002
- Presenter/funding source
- Sackler Fund
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
- Object Name
- Bag
- Media/Materials
- Bromeliad fiber (Silk grass)
- Techniques
- Looped
- Object Type
- Bags/Pouches (and parts)
