Archaeological Textiles in the American Museum of Natural History's Bandelier Collection
Author(s): Tracy Martens
Year: 2024
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Between 1892 and 1903, Adolpho Bandelier undertook an ethnographic and archaeological expedition to Peru and Bolivia, collecting materials on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Bandelier sent four crates of materials back to the AMNH from Caleta Vitor, northern Chile including mummies, grave goods and other fiber and stone artifacts. This paper provides the first inventory and initial analysis of the materials in the Bandelier collection and outlines the potential for this material to shed light on the Late period at Caleta Vitor and the nature of Inka interaction at the site.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Textiles in the American Museum of Natural History's Bandelier Collection. Tracy Martens. Presented at The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024 ( tDAR id: 499527)
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Keywords
General
Andes: Late Horizon
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and Repatriation
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Chuspas
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Collections
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Inka
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Museums
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Textile Analysis
Geographic Keywords
South America: Andes
Spatial Coverage
min long: -82.441; min lat: -56.17 ; max long: -64.863; max lat: 16.636 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 37874.0