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Culture/People:

Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this

Expedition:

MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this

Possible owner:

Walter (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this

William (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this

Charley (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this

Wits (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)  Search this

Manuel (unknown surname), Qawasqar (Alacaluf)  Search this

Object Name:

Seal harpoon

Media/Materials:

Cypress, whale bone, hide thong/babiche, pigment/pigments

Techniques:

Carved, wrapped, painted

Dimensions:

280 x 6 x 4 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Native Term:

awaía

Place:

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Argentina, Chile (inferred)

Archipelago:

Tierra del Fuego Archipelago

Island Name:

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

Date created:

circa 1920

Catalog Number:

14/2274

Barcode:

142274.000

See related items:

Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws626c87ee9-a25c-4455-9030-c708aef7dd91

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_153083