Carrying net

Museum number:
3-16500a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2039
Description:
(a) Carrying net (minus tumpline); 2-ply cordage; bag-shaped with 2 loops at top; 75 cm long; (b) strip of bark folded over several times (use as a cushion for tumpline ?); 19.5 cm long.
Donor:
Norman D. Thomas and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Rayón, Chiapas, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Zoque
Collector:
Norman D. Thomas
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carrying nets
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carrying net, accession number 3-16500a,b, described as (a) Carrying net (minus tumpline); 2-ply cordage; bag-shaped with 2 loops at top; 75 cm long; (b) strip of bark folded over several times (use as a cushion for tumpline ?); 19.5 cm long.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carrying net, accession number 3-16500a,b, described as (a) Carrying net (minus tumpline); 2-ply cordage; bag-shaped with 2 loops at top; 75 cm long; (b) strip of bark folded over several times (use as a cushion for tumpline ?); 19.5 cm long.

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