Culture/People:

Quechua  Search this

Previous owner:

Wilhelm Moellmann, Non-Indian  Search this

Margarete Moellmann, Non-Indian  Search this

Seller:

Margarete Moellmann, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Spear point

Media/Materials:

Wood, tree pitch/gum

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Sierra, Susaná region; Potosí Department; Bolivia

Collection History:

Collected between 1913 and 1915 by Bolivian workers associated with Wilhelm and Margarete Moellmann (German explorers hired by the English American Madeira Mamore Railway Company); purchased by MAI from Margarete Moellmann in 1952.

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Catalog Number:

22/558

Barcode:

220558.000

See related items:

Quechua

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws604c63cbc-13aa-4cfd-a920-f32af45e6de9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_235030