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Culture/People:
Karajá (Caraja)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Shurerea, Karajá (Caraja)  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:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint, bark cloth
Techniques:
Modeled, painted
Dimensions:
10.9 x 6.4 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Santa Isabel; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
Island Name:
Ilha do Bananal
Date created:
1950-1960
Collection History:
Collected in 1961 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1961.
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Catalog Number:
23/1562
Barcode:
231562.002
See related items:
Karajá (Caraja)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2f3a783-b38e-4e31-8cc8-4d09e6dee91d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_246586