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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:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Cane, palm wood, cordage, feather/feathers, cotton thread
Techniques:
Cut, wrapped
Dimensions:
205.7 x 1.6 x 6.0 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:
27/140
Barcode:
270140.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670f67f2c-a839-4072-a568-8703e2e48578
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_415547