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The Accoway Basket and Pagal [pegall], used by the natives of South-America

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

January 23, 1792

Primary Source Reference:

Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 23 Jan 1792

Additional Source Text:

Also listed in New-York Daily Gazette, 28 Jan 1792 and Argus (Boston), 10 Feb 1792

Notes:

The Akawaio are an indigenous people who live in Roraima (Brazil), Guyana, and Venezuela. A pagal in Guyana and the Caribbean is a basketwork container, esp. a small rectangular basket with a close-fitting cove. (Oxford English Dictionary)