Culture/People:

Selk'nam (Ona)  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:

Taminiske (Teminiske/Teniniske/Tameniske), Selk'nam (Ona)  Search this

Object Name:

Seal net

Media/Materials:

Sealskin/fur

Techniques:

Knotted

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Indigenous Term:

sheu

Place:

Selk'nam Camp at Lago Fagnano; Ushuaia Department; Tierra del Fuego Province; Argentina

Archipelago:

Tierra del Fuego Archipelago

Island Name:

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

Date created:

circa 1920

Collection History:

Collected in 1924 from Taminiske (Selk'nam) during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).

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Catalog Number:

14/2387

Barcode:

142387.000

See related items:

Selk'nam (Ona)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f8bf1d37-098c-475d-aa7c-652cd1479d3c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_153168