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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:
Face/body paint and container
Media/Materials:
Nut/nuts, paint
Techniques:
Cut
Object Type:
Personal items
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:
18/1377
Barcode:
181377.000
See related items:
Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6220f7ea0-ebe7-4f0c-8970-d3ac6f6120c6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_194074