FMNH 190161.1{2}

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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum - Ethnology | 16-27 | Provenience: Venezuela, San Fernando Atabapu, Upper Orinoco River | People or Culture: Probably Makiritare (Yecuna) (Cunuhana) Indians | Object: Quiver with 13 darts | Material: Bamboo, parrot feather, seje palm splinters, cotton, kapok | Description: Tube-shaped bamboo quiver wrapped in palm leaf and decorated with one blue parrot feather. Contains 13 darts of seje palm splinter and wads of kapok. Darks are not poisoned. Sketch on reverse side. | Dimensions: (in cm.) Length of 1 dart: about 34 cm. Length of quiver: 34.5; diam: 6.5 | Collection: Purchased from Mr. Francis Brenton 15 December 1964. Collected in 1964. [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 190161 | Field No. | Neg. No. | Acc. 2843 [BACK] [ILLUSTRATION] Dart | Quiver | Cat. #190161
Catalog Number: 190161.1{2}
Description: quiver
Materials: bamboo, palm leaf, feather; parrot, palm splint, cotton, kapok
Cultural Attribution: Maquiritare
Accession Number: [2843] Field Museum Purchase Fund (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1964
City/Town: San Fernando de Atabapo
Collector/Source: Field Museum Purchase Fund, Francis Brenton
EMu IRN: 1370075
GUID: fc61bc1a-fdfe-48b0-84fe-46a82a560aab

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