Culture/People:

Karajá (Caraja)  Search this

Collector:

Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939  Search this

Seller:

Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939  Search this

Object Name:

Figure

Media/Materials:

Pottery, tree pitch/gum, muslin, ink

Techniques:

Modeled, wrapped, incised, perforated

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Rio Araguaia; Mato Grosso State and Goiás State, Central-West Region, or Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil

Collection History:

Collected between 1922 and 1924 by explorer and amateur ethnologist Francis Gow-Smith (1894-1939); purchased by MAI from Francis Gow-Smith in 1924.

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Catalog Number:

13/6208

Barcode:

136208.000

See related items:

Karajá (Caraja)

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60e44bd1f-6e4f-4d20-9099-34bb830afd66

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_146579