Woven bracelet - Specimen details

Woven bracelet - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 99518

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Plant Name 170.03 MARANTACEAE Ischnosiphon obliquus Entry Book Number 18.2016
Artefact Name Woven bracelet Vernacular Name
Iso Country Brazil TDWG Region Brazil
Parts Held Woven bracelet Geography Description Rio de Janeiro
Uses Woven braceletUse: User: Man TDWG use
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Donor Nesbitt, Mark Donor No
Donor Date 00/10/2016 Donor Notes
Collector Waimiri Artoari Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Purchased by Mark Nesbitt in the North East Market, Feira Nordestina São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro during his Brazil trip, October 2016. x0Dx0Ax0Dx0ALabel states:x0Dx0A'Waimiri Atroari, Amazonas, Brasil'x0Dx0A'Etnia: Waimiri Atroari; Familia Linguistica: Karib; Auto deno, minacao: Kinja; Localizacao: Norto do Amazonas e Sul de Roraima, Brasil'x0Dx0Ax0Dx0AID Notes supplied by William Milliken: This is a wrist band woven from the stems of Ischnosiphon obliquus. Cleverly woven from six thin strips of the stem, with a join to make it, a continuous loop. It's walled waryma kaha. Apparently the main (original) purpose is to protect the wrist from the bowstring. x0Dx0A

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