Model

Museum number:
16-18249a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm211618249a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.4227
Description:
House model. Open sided with peaked roof, made from split bamboo, blue wool yarn hammock, orange, green and blue wool yarn pom-poms decorate roof and side poles; open weave basket attached to one pole, basketry ring attached to center of floor. Models of bow and spear made from bamboo and orange cotton thread with wool yarn pom-poms. A- house, B- spear, C- bow
Donor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum
Collection place:
Suriname
Verbatim coll. place:
Suriname
Collector:
Ralph Bennett
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Model, accession number 16-18249a-c, described as House model. Open sided with peaked roof, made from split bamboo, blue wool yarn hammock, orange, green and blue wool yarn pom-poms decorate roof and side poles; open weave basket attached to one pole, basketry ring attached to center of floor. Models of bow and spear made from bamboo and orange cotton thread with wool yarn pom-poms. A- house, B- spear, C- bow
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model, accession number 16-18249a-c, described as House model. Open sided with peaked roof, made from split bamboo, blue wool yarn hammock, orange, green and blue wool yarn pom-poms decorate roof and side poles; open weave basket attached to one pole, basketry ring attached to center of floor. Models of bow and spear made from bamboo and orange cotton thread with wool yarn pom-poms. A- house, B- spear, C- bow

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