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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Guna [Guna Yala]  Search this
Collector:
Herbert H. Evans (Herbert Heard Evans), Non-Indian, 1880-1962  Search this
Previous owner:
Herbert H. Evans (Herbert Heard Evans), Non-Indian, 1880-1962  Search this
Donor:
Herbert H. Evans (Herbert Heard Evans), Non-Indian, 1880-1962  Search this
Object Name:
Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Place:
Guna Yala Indigenous Territory (San Blas); Panama
Archipelago:
ArchipiƩlago de San Blas (San Blas Islands)
Collection History:
Collected in the early 1920s by Herbert H. Evans (1880-1962, assistant superintendent of the Mechanical Division for the Panama Canal from 1919 to 1939); donated to MAI in 1957 by Herbert Evans.
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Catalog Number:
22/5729
Barcode:
225729.000
See related items:
Guna [Guna Yala]
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b4ec4ff-6ede-43f7-8fe9-187841b881f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_240641