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Indian woman from a tributary of the Rio Ucayali

Different details exist for different prints! VIII E 2036b (VS + main photo catalogue): "Lorenzo woman (Amueša) at the Rio Mairo" VIII E Nls 47 (RS): "Woman from the tribe of the Mayonishas of the Rio Palcázu y Pichis (upper course of the R. Pachitea (l. tributary of the Ucayali)). Peru. Probably the Amoish (s Tessmann) are meant, who live on the Palcazu and between P. and Pichis." VIII E 1568 (main photo catalogue): "Mayorunas Indians at Ucayali" or (RS): "Mayoruna (R. Ucayali) Phot. Kroehle = VIII E 2036 (better) Then Lorenzo woman! (correct, cf. VIII E 1532 d. 2nd woman from the right)" [last comparison questionable]

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Amuesha (Lorenzo) (?)
Object type
positives (photographs)
Dimensions
Height: 29,5 cm
Width: 36,5 cm
Height: 14,6 cm
Width: 10,1 cm
Material/Technique
mounted on cardboard
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VIII E 2036 b

Provenance and sources

  • Collecting
    who
    Hermann Baessler - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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