Culture/People:

Chorote (Choroti)  Search this

Collector:

Erland Nordenskiöld (Nils Erland Herbert Nordenskiöld/Le Baron Erland de Nordenskiold), Non-Indian, 1877-1932  Search this

Previous owner:

Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum (Gothenburg Museum of Ethnography/Göteborg Museum)  Search this

Object Name:

Scarifier

Media/Materials:

Fish bone, fish tooth/teeth

Techniques:

Abraded

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Chaco Province; Argentina

Collection History:

Collected between 1901 and 1902 by Finnish-Swedish archaeologist and anthropologist Erland Nordenskiöld (1877-1932) during fieldwork sponsored by the Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum (Gothenburg Museum of Ethnography, Göteborg, Sweden); acquired by MAI in 1922 through an exchange with the Göteborgs Museum.

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Catalog Number:

11/6356

Barcode:

116356.000

See related items:

Chorote (Choroti)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws627383b4f-57d2-4768-a6cb-55cf9886d106

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_125368