Culture/People:

probably Piaroa (attributed); collected from the Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)  Search this

Collector:

Arthur Olney Friel (Arthur O. Friel), Non-Indian, 1885-1959  Search this

Previous owner:

Arthur Olney Friel (Arthur O. Friel), Non-Indian, 1885-1959  Search this

Donor:

Arthur Olney Friel (Arthur O. Friel), Non-Indian, 1885-1959  Search this

Object Name:

Poison and container

Media/Materials:

Gourd, vegetal material

Techniques:

Cut

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Río Ventuari, Río Sipapo; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela

Collection History:

Collected by adventure fiction author Arthur Olney Friel (1885-1959) during a 1922 trip down the Orinoco River; donated to MAI by Arthur Friel in 1922.

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Catalog Number:

11/3508

Barcode:

113508.000

See related items:

Piaroa

Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6de7e6007-d398-445b-ac07-64afea31fd07

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_122342