Hammock

Museum number:
16-20330
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MVC-0642 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Hammock made of soft cotton string. Sides finished in loops and tassels; ends formed with hand-woven/braided cotton cord. Length: 335.5 centimeters. Width 135 centimeters (relayed).
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Ecuador
Collection date:
1987
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hammocks
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hammock, accession number 16-20330, described as Hammock made of soft cotton string. Sides finished in loops and tassels; ends formed with hand-woven/braided cotton cord. Length: 335.5 centimeters. Width 135 centimeters (relayed).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hammock, accession number 16-20330, described as Hammock made of soft cotton string. Sides finished in loops and tassels; ends formed with hand-woven/braided cotton cord. Length: 335.5 centimeters. Width 135 centimeters (relayed).

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