Culture/People:

Ese Ejja (Chama)  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009  Search this

Object Name:

Fire fan

Media/Materials:

Palm frond/fronds

Techniques:

Twill-plaited, wrapped

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Portachuelo; Yacuma Province; Beni Department; Bolivia

Date created:

1955-1960

Collection History:

Collected in 1960 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1960.

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Catalog Number:

23/689

Barcode:

230689.000

See related items:

Ese Ejja (Chama)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61a6f51d7-7526-47b5-a8b2-1e47139cfe0b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_245768