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Culture/People:
Yagua (Yahua)  Search this
Expedition:
Wenner-Gren Scientific Expedition to Hispanic America (1940-1941) (Wenner-Gren Peru Expedition)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Dr. Paul Fejos (Pál Fejös), Non-Indian, 1897-1963  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Axel Wenner-Gren, Non-Indian, 1881-1961  Search this
Donor:
Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-  Search this
Object Name:
Bowl/Dish
Media/Materials:
Gourd, paint
Techniques:
Incised, painted
Object Type:
Food/Beverage Serving
Native Term:
sekkannö
Place:
Río Amazonas (Amazon River) area near frontiers of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil; Río Ampiyacu; Maynas Province; Loreto Region; Peru
Collection History:
Collected between 1940 and 1941 during the Wenner-Gren Scientific Expedition to Hispanic America, led by anthropologist and filmmaker Paul Fejos (1897-1963) and sponsored by Swedish industrialist Axel Wenner-Gren (1881-1961); donated to MAI by the Viking Fund, Inc. in 1941.
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Catalog Number:
20/4736
Barcode:
204736.000
See related items:
Yagua (Yahua)
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c0b00695-69a0-42ae-8891-a4fdc8d3ec2a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_218672