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Culture/People:
Kogi (Kagaba)  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn 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:
Fiber beater
Media/Materials:
Palm wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
Place:
El Pueblito (Pueblo Viejo); Dibulla Municipality; 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:
18/1402
Barcode:
181402.000
See related items:
Kogi (Kagaba)
Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60dc11712-75b7-4db9-8a5a-a812f4b36376
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_194099