Culture/People:

Wichí (Mataco)  Search this

MAI agent:

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

Object Name:

Fire carrier

Media/Materials:

Brass, gourd, wool cloth

Techniques:

Pyroengraved

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Chaco Province; Argentina

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by George Gustav Heye from an unknown source in Paris, France, in 1926.

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Catalog Number:

15/2938

Barcode:

152938.000

See related items:

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Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61252adca-c61a-4aec-90f2-f527423090cf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_164154