Culture/People:

Northern Amazonia  Search this

Previous seller:

Cubitt & Sons  Search this

Previous owner:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Spear

Media/Materials:

Wood, feather/feathers, vegetal fiber

Techniques:

Carved, twill-plaited

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

French Guiana

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1913 from Cubitt & Sons (antique dealers in Norfolk, England); purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).

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Catalog Number:

8/8814

Barcode:

088814.000

See related items:

Northern Amazonia

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e1a773d9-71a4-4e01-99a4-16536f6df0c5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_95792