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Celt (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Previous owner:
Guilherme Giesbrecht (Wilhelm Giesbrecht), Non-Indian, 1866-1957  Search this
Seller:
Guilherme Giesbrecht (Wilhelm Giesbrecht), Non-Indian, 1866-1957  Search this
MAI agent:
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Celt (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground
Object Type:
Woodworking tools
Place:
Ruos woods, Rio IndaiĆ”; Dores do IndaiĆ” Municipality; Central Mesoregion, Bom Despacho Microregion; Minas Gerais State, Southeast Region; Brazil
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; acquired by Guilherme Giesbrecht (1866-1957, a German-born Brazilian engineer) from an unknown source in 1913; purchased from Guilherme Giesbrecht by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) in 1922 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Catalog Number:
11/4187
Barcode:
114187.000
See related items:
Woodworking tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60e1e063c-124c-4fa9-a813-8a569a4ca8d6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_123078