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Names

Name PrimaryNative American Collection

IDs

ID LocalSAMA 30

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionCollection of 334 items - 239 from North, 72 from South, 23 from Central. Items include pottery, containers, figurines, basketry, mats, textiles, canoe models, weapons, ornaments, jewellery, clothing, musical instruments, tools and equipment, hunting and fishing, food service.

NotePottery display in SAM Science Centre foyer. Previous exhibition - NMA 'Extremes' South American items. Flinders University Masters Student Autumn Wright researched and completed Report on Central American Collection in 2010.

Subjects

localAmerica

pontAnthropological specimens; Baskets; Canoes; Clothing; Containers; Figures; Fishing equipment; Floor mats; Food servers; Hunting and gathering tools; Jewellery; Models; Musical instruments; Ornaments; Personal adornments; Tools; Weapons

scotArtefacts; Basketwork; Canoes; Costume; Decorative arts; Fishing; Food service; Handicrafts; Hunting; Indigenous peoples; Jewellery; Musical instruments; Pottery; Tools; Weapons

aptBasketry; Baskets; Canoes; Clothing; Craft working; Fabrics; Figurines; Food; Hunting; Indigenous artefacts; Jewellery; Models; Musical instruments; North American Indians; Ornaments; Pottery; Tools; Weapons

Coverage Spatial

TextSouth America; Americas; North America; Central America

Coverage Temporal

From1000AD

To1999

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 19:16