Culture/People:

Karajá (Caraja)  Search this

Seller agent:

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

Seller:

Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938  Search this

Previous owner:

Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938  Search this

Collector:

Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938  Search this

Object Name:

Canoe paddle

Media/Materials:

Wood, pigment/pigments

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Object Type:

Watercraft and accessories

Place:

Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil

Island Name:

Ilha do Bananal

Collection History:

Collected between 1930 and 1931 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); deposited by Miss Steen at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in 1931 to allow the University Museum time to raise funds for the purchase of her collection; purchased by MAI from Elizabeth K. Steen in 1936.

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Catalog Number:

18/9783

Barcode:

189783.000

See related items:

Karajá (Caraja)

Watercraft and accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e884903b-f109-450c-b751-0565c393065e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_202939