Hammock made of fine fibres with binding at each end and with a plaited rope tied to each end for slinging. Tied into a bundle, with the plaited rope wrapped around. [EH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hammock made of fine fibres with binding at each end and with a plaited rope tied to each end for slinging. Tied into a bundle, with the plaited rope wrapped around. [EH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Southern Venezuela Orinoco River basin
Cultural groups: Sanumá
Person: Field collector Marcus Colchester; PRM source Marcus Colchester
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1980
Date collected: 1979 - 1980
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Bast Fibre Bark Plant, Material Rope, Process Plaited, Process Tied, Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 110 mm bundle, Width: max 288 mm bundle, Length: max 365 mm bundle
Object numbers: Accession number: 1981.33.22 Other numbers: 24, 25