Culture/People:

Mehim (Krahô/Crahao)  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:

Bow

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Rio Tocantins; Brazil

Date created:

circa 1900

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:

14/5213

Barcode:

145213.000

See related items:

Mehim (Krahô/Crahao)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws652efddd6-1650-4b63-882f-af7033e5f90c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_156085