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  • Collection: Aberdonians in the Americas

matamata.jpg
Dry, Mounted. Full specimen on modern white wooden display stand.

Trail_ABDUZ 17118-17127 Fish skeletons.tif
Banded Knife Fish. Dry Specimen. Skeletal.

Trail_ABDUA 65355&65349_bow&arrow.tif
bow in Paod Arco wood

Trail_ABDUA 8910_musical instrument.tif
Old label: "Caracasha made of bamboo, used by Munduruen indians as musical instrument by rubbing hard stick over notches, Amazonas, North Brazil." Presented by prof. Trail, University of Aberdeen, 1907.

Lin_ABDUA 8946_Headband.tif
headdress woven in native wool dyed with cochineal, decorated with blue and white beads,shell buttons and spoonbill feathers. ''Worn on festive occasions by Lengua Indians. Chaco, Paraguay. Presented by Dr. J.W. Lindsay, 1909.

Lin_ABDUA 9229_Satchel.tif
Satchel in native cord , dyed with native dye. Worn by Lengua Indians behind small of back with string tied in front. Old label: "SATCHEL USED BY LENHUA INDIANS. CHACO, PARAGUAY". Satchel in native cord , dyed with native dye. Worn by Lengua Indians…

Lin_ABDUA 9231_Fruit pods.tif
string of dried fruit - used for face painting, Old label: 208 (but should be 206). Old label "STRING OF DRIED FRUIT PARAGUAY". Fruit of plant used for painting face black in various patterns of lines squares and crosses. Length varies. Presented by…

Lin_ABDUA 9183_Spindle.tif
Old label "SPINDLE USE D BY LENGUA INDIANS. CHACO, PARAGUAY". With gourd as whorl for spindle for spinning wool, in wood. Presented by Dr. J.W. Lindsay, Paraguay, 1909. There are some remains of wool on the spindle.
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