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Apron loom and partly completed apron

Object Details

Collection History
Collected between 1913 and 1916 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector); purchased by George Heye from Hyatt Verrill in 1916.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Arecuna
Collector
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Previous owner
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Seller
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Date created
circa 1915
Object Name
Apron loom and partly completed apron
Media/Materials
Wood, glass bead/beads, cotton twine/string
Techniques
Bent, loom beadwork
Dimensions
63.5 x 2.5 x 37.5 cm
Object Type
Weaving tools/equipment
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