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- Urarina peoples
- hammock, late 1800s–1996
- Where object was made: Chambira basin, Loreto, Peru
- plant fiber, netting, dyeing?
- Object Length/Width/Depth: 42 x 30 x 19 cm bundled
Object Length/Width/Depth: 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 7 1/2 in bundled - Gift of Bart Dean
- Not on display
- 2007.5167
- Urarina peoples
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Description
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The hammock is made of netted strings of twisted plant fibers. It is light natural with stripes of light brown and grey. The support ropes are grey and fuzzy.
The hammock is currently bundled with support ropes tied around the bundle to secure it.