Culture/People:

Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this

Previous owner:

Santiago Obispo, Non-Indian  Search this

Christopher Ferrer, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

Christopher Ferrer, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Bow

Media/Materials:

Wood, cordage

Techniques:

Carved, wrapped, tied

Dimensions:

190.5 x 4.0 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Amazonas State or Bolívar State, Guayana Region; Venezuela

Collection History:

Acquired by Venezuelan anthropologist Santiago Obispo, probably in the early 1990s; purchased by Christopher Ferrer from Santiago Obispo, who was visiting New York City to gain United Nations support for the protection of indigenous people, in 1993; donated to NMAI by Christopher Ferrer in 2018.

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Catalog Number:

27/134

Barcode:

270134.000

See related items:

Yanomamö (Yanomamo)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690701f4e-79cb-4198-bfb8-206e3ae98342

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_415541