Erland Nordenskiöld (Nils Erland Herbert Nordenskiöld/Le Baron Erland de Nordenskiold), Non-Indian, 1877-1932 Search this
Previous owner:
Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum (Gothenburg Museum of Ethnography/Göteborg Museum) Search this
Object Name:
Dance wand/baton
Media/Materials:
Wood, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Carved, painted, pyroengraved
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
Middle Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); Yutica, São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil
Collection History:
Possibly collected in 1913 by Finnish-Swedish archaeologist and anthropologist Erland Nordenskiöld (1877-1932) during fieldwork sponsored by the Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum (Gothenburg Museum of Ethnography, Göteborg, Sweden); acquired by MAI in 1929 through an exchange with the Göteborgs Museum.
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