Culture/People:

Mapuche  Search this

Previous owner:

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Museo Nacional, Santiago)  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:

Dice/Die

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling

Place:

Chile

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago, Chile); acquired by MAI in 1930 through an exchange with the Museo National that was negotiated by Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) during the MAI's Thea Heye-Lothrop Expedition to Chile.

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Catalog Number:

17/7339

Barcode:

177339.000

See related items:

Mapuche

Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws627a62339-c1de-4d85-aeb4-98ae58e15d0a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_189538