MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition) Search this
Expedition leader:
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965 Search this
Possible owner:
Mary (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan) Search this
Wife of Manuel (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan) Search this
Object Name:
Necklace
Media/Materials:
Shell/shells, sinew
Techniques:
Strung
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term:
apúrrshka
Place:
Puerto Mejillones or Puerto Piedra; Isla Navarino (Navarin Island); Antártica Chilena Province; Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Chile (inferred)
Archipelago:
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name:
Isla Navarino (Navarin Island)
Collection History:
Collected in 1925 from Mary (Yámana) or Manuel's wife (Yámana) during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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