Seat

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Object Details

Culture/People

probably Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan) (attributed)

Collector

Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948

Previous owner

Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948

Seller

Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948

Collection History

Collected by Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948, physician and explorer), probably between 1926 and 1928; purchased by MAI from Herbert Spencer Dickey in 1928.

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Date created

circa 1920

Catalog Number

16/360

Barcode

160360.000

Object Type

Furnishings (Home)

Indigenous Term

caapi

Object Name

Seat

Media/Materials

Wood, paint

Techniques

Carved, painted

Dimensions

55 x 24 x 20 cm

Place

Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil

See related items

Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan)

Furnishings (Home)

On View

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61d29b583-dc6c-4e1d-8f51-5171828230a8

Record ID

NMAI_171955