Printed pages and object images for objects assembled for the Amazon to Caribbean exhibition (2005). Forms include object number, object name, place of origin, culutre of origin, materials, dimensions and description. Also enclosed are notes and additional information, including annotations of objects deselected for exhibition. Objects are arranged by object type as follows: baskets, clubs, paddles, loincloths and aprons, loom for beedwork, headdresses, stools, ornaments, belts and chest bands, necklaces, weapons and hunting items, cassava implements, ceramic containers, food bowls and cups, body decoration items, celts, adzes and hoes, tools made of shell, contemporary arawak art, capes, fans, fire sticks and torches, and weaving implements and materials.
Amazon to Caribbean: Exhibition Manual
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