Culture/People:

Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this

Collector:

Charles W. Furlong (Charles Wellington Furlong), Non-Indian, 1874-1967  Search this

Previous owner:

Charles W. Furlong (Charles Wellington Furlong), Non-Indian, 1874-1967  Search this

Seller:

Charles W. Furlong (Charles Wellington Furlong), Non-Indian, 1874-1967  Search this

Object Name:

Basket

Media/Materials:

Mapi grass (Juncus magellanicus)

Techniques:

Coiled

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Santa Rosa, Beagle Channel; Canal Beagle (Beagle Channel), Isla Navarino (Navarin Island); Santa Rosa; Antártica Chilena Province; Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Chile

Archipelago:

Tierra del Fuego Archipelago

Island Name:

Isla Navarino (Navarin Island)

Collection History:

Collected in 1907 or 1908 by American explorer, writer, artist, and photographer Charles Wellington Furlong (1874-1967) during his expeditions to Tierra del Fuego; purchased by MAI from Charles Furlong in 1916.

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Catalog Number:

5/8578

Barcode:

058578.000

See related items:

Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a4071996-a3c6-46a0-8b24-e3d545b5fcd4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_62894