Culture/People:

Tapirapé (Tapirape)  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:

Body-painting tool

Media/Materials:

Reed, vegetal fiber, tree pitch/gum, genipapo paint

Techniques:

Carved, glued, stained

Dimensions:

18.5 x 1 x 0.2 cm

Object Type:

Personal items

Indigenous Term:

pinape ipao and totoma

Place:

Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil (inferred)

Date created:

1955-1962

Collection History:

Collected in 1961 or 1962 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1962.

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Catalog Number:

23/2193

Barcode:

232193.000

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Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6804b1ea5-800f-483f-9f60-83f6c5f82b0d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_247351