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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
Expedition:
MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this
Previous owner:
Wife of Manuel (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
Object Name:
Paint bag
Media/Materials:
Sealskin/fur, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Art and Printing tools
Indigenous Term:
yái
Place:
Porto Piedra; Antártica Chilena Province; Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Chile (inferred)
Archipelago:
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name:
Isla Navarino (Navarin Island)
Collection History:
Collected in 1925 from Manuel's wife (Yámana) during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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Catalog Number:
14/2262
Barcode:
142262.000
See related items:
Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Art and Printing tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61e702a15-8a8a-4cb8-abe6-72304d6f1ed8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_152922