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

Object Name:

Spear point

Media/Materials:

Iron

Techniques:

Hammered

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Argentina, Chile

Archipelago:

Tierra del Fuego Archipelago

Island Name:

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

Collection History:

Collected in 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:

15/2994

Barcode:

152994.000

See related items:

Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6719cbafe-d8c7-48e4-849d-9e864d23e9f1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_163799