Culture/People:

Asháninka (Campa/Chuncha)  Search this

Collector:

William Schaeffler (Wilhelm Schaeffler), Non-Indian, 1900-1980  Search this

Seller:

William Schaeffler (Wilhelm Schaeffler), Non-Indian, 1900-1980  Search this

Object Name:

Tinder container

Media/Materials:

Cow horn, wood, cordage

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Upper Río Ucayali; Ucayali Region; Peru

Collection History:

Collected by William (Wilhelm) Schaeffler (1900-1980, a German missionary who worked in South America from the 1920s through the 1940s); purchased by MAI from William Schaeffler in 1938.

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Catalog Number:

19/6015

Barcode:

196015.000

See related items:

Asháninka (Campa/Chuncha)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60328ea67-78d8-4fdb-bbac-09877bf069b1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_209416