Culture/People:

Guna (Kuna)  Search this

Collector:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Previous owner:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Seller:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Spinning top whip/string

Media/Materials:

Gourd, wood, cordage

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling

Place:

Río Capetí (Capetti); Emberá-Wounaan Indigenous Territory, Darién Province; Panama

Collection History:

Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1918 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).

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Catalog Number:

8/3586

Barcode:

083586.000

See related items:

Guna (Kuna)

Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f7f375d1-fb23-4e7c-9633-b466662a78a2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_90110