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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Karajá (Caraja)  Search this
Collector:
George Tamarski, Non-Indian, 1903-1987  Search this
Seller:
George Tamarski, Non-Indian, 1903-1987  Search this
Object Name:
Scarifier
Media/Materials:
Gourd, piranha tooth/teeth
Techniques:
Cut
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
Island Name:
Ilha do Bananal
Collection History:
Collected by George Tamarski (1903-1987, a Ukrainian-born filmmaker who worked in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s); purchased by MAI from George Tamarski in 1962.
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Catalog Number:
23/1892
Barcode:
231892.000
See related items:
Karajá (Caraja)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68eb8c7a5-148f-4772-8f2c-5c4c2305aa88
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_247050