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Culture/People:
Karajá (Caraja)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Dohobarri, 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:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Palm wood, vegetal fiber, feather/feathers, twine/string, tree pitch/gum
Techniques:
Carved, wrapped
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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:
18/9814
Barcode:
189814.000
See related items:
Karajá (Caraja)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6630ff6ee-8559-4d7c-b975-3561b8f7ca3d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_202970