- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Woman’s bead apron (keweyu) made of red & white seed beads interwoven with cotton. Decoration on the lower fringe consists of larger blue & red beads in short strings, with a terminal attachment of suspended tree seeds. [ASh [OPS move] 22/11/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Alalaparu River
- Cultural groups
- Trio; Tiriyó
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1964
- Date collected
- 1963 - 1964
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1964
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Seed, Material Bead, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Beadwork
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 50 mm, Width: max 520 mm, Length: max 332 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1964.8.39B Other numbers: 40
Search terms: Clothing, Trade, Apron, Groin-cover
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