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:

Charley (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this

Object Name:

Canoe paddle

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Watercraft and accessories

Native Term:

apí

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)

Collection History:

Collected in 1925 from Charley (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:

14/2271

Barcode:

142271.002

See related items:

Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)

Watercraft and accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c7a42121-2121-464f-8689-720f5bab0b6d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_152934