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Culture/People:
Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Wife of Charley (unknown surname), 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 Charley (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
Object Name:
Bucket
Media/Materials:
Beech bark, barberry wood, baleen, hide thong/babiche, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Folded, stitched, carved, wrapped, tied, painted
Dimensions:
32 x 16 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Native Term:
atakála
Place:
Puerto Mejillones (Magallanes); Antártica Chilena Province; Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Chile (inferred)
Archipelago:
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name:
Isla Navarino (Navarin Island)
Date created:
circa 1920
Collection History:
Collected in 1925 from the artist during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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Catalog Number:
14/2267
Barcode:
142267.000
See related items:
Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws621a93f92-3b61-4a05-838f-8cbea8987131
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_152928