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Culture/People:
Guahibo  Search this
Possible collector:
Louis Kasin, Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1941  Search this
Pauline Kasin (Mrs. Louis Kasin), Non-Indian, 1905-1995  Search this
Previous owner:
Louis Kasin, Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1941  Search this
Pauline Kasin (Mrs. Louis Kasin), Non-Indian, 1905-1995  Search this
Donor:
Pauline Kasin (Mrs. Louis Kasin), Non-Indian, 1905-1995  Search this
Honoree:
Louis Kasin, Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1941  Search this
Object Name:
Blowgun
Media/Materials:
Wood, bark
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Colombia
Collection History:
Probably collected by Louis Kasin (ca. 1896-1941) and his wife Pauline Kasin (1905-1995) during travel to South America to collect zoological specimens in the 1920s and 1930s; donated to MAI by Mrs. Kasin in 1942 in memory of Louis Kasin.
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Catalog Number:
20/5349
Barcode:
205349.000
See related items:
Guahibo
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws648034319-8fc1-4a5c-bdc8-5f512e0e4dba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_219352