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:

Spear

Media/Materials:

Palm wood, animal bone, macaw feather/feathers, vegetal fiber, feather/feathers, parrot feather/feathers, wax, reed, bark, animal hoof/hooves, nut shell/shells

Techniques:

Wrapped, twill-plaited

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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:

13/6430

Barcode:

136430.000

See related items:

Karajá (Caraja)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f519652d-9138-4bc8-a8a5-7f2214201547

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_146731