Culture/People:

Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum)  Search this

Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989  Search this

Collector:

Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968  Search this

Object Name:

Fish trap

Media/Materials:

Bark, wood, cordage

Techniques:

Wrapped, tied

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

La Guajira Department; Colombia

Collection History:

Collected in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and MAI.

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Catalog Number:

18/1285

Barcode:

181285.000

See related items:

Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bc23fa92-b23d-4406-b411-0cf145ba07a5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_193981