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:

Quiver for blowgun darts

Media/Materials:

Wood, bark cloth, palm fiber, tree pitch/gum

Techniques:

Wrapped, tied, twill-plaited

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:

20/5355

Barcode:

205355.000

See related items:

Guahibo

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c87f0e2e-e3fb-46df-8bc1-487dc33470f3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_219358