Culture/People:

Carútana (Arara)  Search this

Collector:

Commander George Miller Dyott (G.M. Dyott), Non-Indian, 1883-1972  Search this

Previous owner:

Commander George Miller Dyott (G.M. Dyott), Non-Indian, 1883-1972  Search this

Donor:

Commander George Miller Dyott (G.M. Dyott), Non-Indian, 1883-1972  Search this

Object Name:

Arrow for fishing

Media/Materials:

Wood, feather/feathers, twine/string, tree pitch/gum

Techniques:

Carved, tied, wrapped

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Rio Castanha; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil

Date created:

1925-1933

Collection History:

Collected between 1927 and 1933 by Commander George Miller Dyott (1883-1972, explorer, filmmaker, and aviator); donated to MAI by Commander Dyott in 1933.

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Catalog Number:

18/4663

Barcode:

184663.000

See related items:

Carútana (Arara)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60476676d-11c9-4f3f-a253-497de6df8d9b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_197056