Culture/People:

Karajá (Caraja)  Search this

Collector:

Frank C. Napier (Frank Conrad Napier), Non-Indian  Search this

Seller:

Frank C. Napier (Frank Conrad Napier), Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Hair comb

Media/Materials:

Wood, feather/feathers, vegetal fiber

Techniques:

Wrapped

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil

Island Name:

Ilha do Bananal

Collection History:

Collected by naturalist Frank C. Napier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Frank Napier in 1962.

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Catalog Number:

23/1984

Barcode:

231984.000

See related items:

Karajá (Caraja)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62b7653a2-2b3b-4220-a1ce-3e2fab81bc93

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_247146