Culture/People:

Mapuche  Search this

Expedition:

Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Grave marker (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Collico; Cautín Province (historic Imperial Department); Araucanía Region IX; Chile

Collection History:

Collected or purchased from local residents between 1929 and 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

17/5771

Barcode:

175771.000

See related items:

Mapuche

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws688cf457d-3c7a-407e-bdbf-07eefee0e971

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_187802