Culture/People:

Tukano (Tucano)  Search this

Collector:

Gordon MacCreagh, Non-Indian, 1886-1953  Search this

Donor:

Gordon MacCreagh, Non-Indian, 1886-1953  Search this

Expedition:

Mulford Expedition for the Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin (1921-1922)  Search this

Object Name:

Blowgun

Media/Materials:

Wood, bark

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil

Collection History:

Collected between 1921 and 1922 by explorer and author Gordon MacCreagh (1886-1953) during the Mulford Expedition for the Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin (sponsored by the New York Botanical Gardens); donated to MAI by Gordon MacCreagh in 1922.

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Catalog Number:

11/6066

Barcode:

116066.000

See related items:

Tukano (Tucano)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67586d94e-e232-40b8-a403-65dab3fb7422

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_125079