Culture/People:

Huilliche  Search this

Expedition:

Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Box with cover

Media/Materials:

Wood, baleen, metal nails

Techniques:

Incised

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Ancud; Chiloé Province (historic Ancud Department); Los Lagos Region X; Chile

Archipelago:

Chiloé Archipelago

Island Name:

Isla Chiloé

Collection History:

Collected or purchased from local residents in 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

17/5508

Barcode:

175508.000

See related items:

Huilliche

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67771f28d-3a9a-4d56-9934-cee3479910c3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_187898