Culture/People:

Bakairí (Bakairi)  Search this

Possible seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

MAI agent:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Digging stick

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Rio Xingu; Pará State, North Region, Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

Date created:

1880-1910

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in London, England, in 1925, possibly from William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London").

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Catalog Number:

14/5212

Barcode:

145212.000

See related items:

Bakairí (Bakairi)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a293e979-3bfd-43c7-a46f-a43e7cec8024

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_156084