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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
Possible owner:
Walter (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
William (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
Charley (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
Wits (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this
Manuel (unknown surname), Qawasqar (Alacaluf)  Search this
Object Name:
Seal harpoon
Media/Materials:
Cypress, whale bone, hide thong/babiche, sinew, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Carved, wrapped, painted
Dimensions:
310 x 6 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Native Term:
awaía
Place:
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Argentina, Chile (inferred)
Archipelago:
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name:
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Date created:
circa 1920
Collection History:
Collected from one of several Yámana individuals (Walter, William, Charley, Wits, or Manuel) in 1924 or 1925 during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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Catalog Number:
14/2275
Barcode:
142275.000
See related items:
Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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/ws6745ff7d3-9ece-46df-82b9-ef808fd0515c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_153084