Shigra Net Bag

2007.14.0001

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Artifact Identification Shigra Net Bag   (2007.14.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Gear
  4. :
  5. Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Artist/Maker Unknown Female.
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1982
Culture Andean

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 38.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 26.2 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 344 g
Measuring Remarks Length is the approximate length across the opening of the bag when it was not completely flat. Width was taken from the center of the opening to the bottom of the bag.
Materials Plant--Cabuya, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Pounding, Drying, Dyeing, Twisting, Weaving--Knotless Netting
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Markarian, Janet. "Shigra Making in Ecuador." American Craft.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Norman E. and Dorothea Scott Whitten
Reproduction N/A
Reproduction Information N/A

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