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:
Sarmiento (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan) Search this
Wits (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan) Search this
Walter (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan) Search this
Mary (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan) Search this
Object Name:
Headband
Media/Materials:
Goose skin/skins, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Tied
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Indigenous Term:
paqal
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 from one of several Yámana individuals (Walter, Wits, Mary, or Sarmiento) in 1925 during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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