Culture/People:

Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this

Collector:

Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this

Previous owner:

David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this

Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this

Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Bow

Media/Materials:

Bamboo, cordage

Techniques:

Carved, notched, braided

Dimensions:

187.2 x 2.5 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela

Date created:

circa 1955

Collection History:

Collected by members of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco at their mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri on the Orinoco after 1950; given to David and Sarah McMeans by the Salesian Sisters in 1963 or 1964; donated to NMAI by Mr. And Mrs. McMeans in 2011.

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Catalog Number:

26/8506

Barcode:

268506.000

See related items:

Yanomamö (Yanomamo)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws675230f54-5f90-4e7e-88b3-9e5a860383d7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_399949