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Necklace

Culture/People:
Ka'apor  Search this
Collector:
Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009  Search this
Object Name:
Necklace
Media/Materials:
Macaw feather/feathers, cotinga scalp/scalps, cotton canvas, bird bone/bones, cordage
Techniques:
Braided, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
59 x 25 x 1 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term:
wirahu kangwer
Place:
Rio Gurupi (Gurupy); Canindé, Paragominas Municipality; Southeast Mesoregion, Paragominas Microregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil
Date created:
1955-1962
Catalog Number:
23/3285
Barcode:
233285.001
See related items:
Ka'apor
Adornment/Jewelry
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2b3e276-fa68-497a-a49f-3a881ac14b86
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_248426
Online Media:

Jaguar mask

Culture/People:
Guerrero Nahua  Search this
Previous owner:
Richard H. White, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
Richard H. White, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Jaguar mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, animal tooth/teeth, boar bristles, cotton canvas, metal nails, glass eyes, gesso, paint
Techniques:
Carved, nailed, drilled, painted
Dimensions:
28.5 x 21 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Guerrero State; Mexico
Date created:
circa 1950
Catalog Number:
24/5926
Barcode:
245926.000
See related items:
Guerrero Nahua
Masks and Masking
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6067327b5-c25f-441a-b7b5-88a0b1ce1012
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_261333
Online Media:

Bird's Head Shield

Culture/People:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Kevin Red Star (Running Rabbit), Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke), b. 1943  Search this
Previous owner:
Leonard D. Horodenski (L.D. Horodenski), Non-Indian, 1919-1986  Search this
Anne Pomeroy Horodenski (Mrs. L.D. Horodenski), Non-Indian, 1916-1997  Search this
Donor:
Leonard D. Horodenski (L.D. Horodenski), Non-Indian, 1919-1986  Search this
Anne Pomeroy Horodenski (Mrs. L.D. Horodenski), Non-Indian, 1916-1997  Search this
Title:
Bird's Head Shield
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, acrylic paint, hide
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
107 x 81 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1981
Catalog Number:
25/591
Barcode:
250591.000
See related items:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Painting/Drawing/Print
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Contemporary Art
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws676ed8305-3568-4efc-a503-c930d90cf4ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_266475
Online Media:

Tragedia (Tragedy)

Culture/People:
Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Pedro Rafael González Chavajay, Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil), b. 1956  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Johnston, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
Joseph Johnston, Non-Indian  Search this
Title:
Tragedia (Tragedy)
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Cotton canvas, acrylic paint
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
41 x 50.8 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
San Pedro La Laguna; San Pedro La Laguna Municipality; Sololá Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala (inferred)
Date created:
1992
Catalog Number:
26/5119
Barcode:
265119.000
See related items:
Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil)
Painting/Drawing/Print
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Contemporary Art
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b264db8e-ef1d-45ad-bbbc-79f14cd7d366
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_281313
Online Media:

Hat with dogfish design

Culture/People:
Haida  Search this
Artist/Maker:
attributed to Isabella Edenshaw (Kwii.aang), Haida, 1858-1926 (weaving) and Charles Edenshaw (Charles Edensaw/Tahaygen/Da.axiigang), Haida, 1839-1920 (painting)  Search this
Possible collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Hat with dogfish design
Media/Materials:
Spruce root, paint
Techniques:
Twined, painted
Dimensions:
41 x 21 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
9/8015
Barcode:
098015.000
See related items:
Haida
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Ancestral Connections, East Wall
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69ae65be6-8a27-4b76-8366-bd799579e3cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_105824
Online Media:

Frontlet headdress with eagle and frog designs

Culture/People:
Haida [Kasaan]  Search this
Collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Frontlet headdress with eagle and frog designs
Media/Materials:
Wood, baleen, abalone/haliotis shell, burlap, ermine skin/fur, wool cloth, cotton cloth, sea lion whiskers, paint
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid, sewn, stitched, painted
Dimensions:
109 x 23 x 37 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
Prince of Wales Island; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Alexander Archipelago
Island Name:
Prince of Wales Island
Date created:
circa 1850
Catalog Number:
10/4581
Barcode:
104581.000
See related items:
Haida [Kasaan]
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630fdcf3e-0f16-4f1b-855f-8fa2f1b5c673
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_112819
Online Media:

Headdress

Culture/People:
probably Assiniboine (Stoney) (attributed); possibly collected from the Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Previous owner:
Nate Salsbury, Non-Indian, 1846-1902  Search this
Rachel Salsbury (Rachel Samuels/Mrs. Nate Salsbury), Non-Indian, 1856-1937  Search this
Donor:
Rachel Salsbury (Rachel Samuels/Mrs. Nate Salsbury), Non-Indian, 1856-1937  Search this
Object Name:
Headdress
Media/Materials:
Hide, antelope horn, rawhide, hide thong/babiche, porcupine quills, wool cloth, feather/feathers, silk ribbon, brass bell/bells, horsehair, paint, dye/dyes, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, quill-wrapped (flat), dyed
Dimensions:
67 x 41 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
Saskatchewan; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1850-1870
Catalog Number:
10/8302
Barcode:
108302.000
See related items:
Assiniboine (Stoney)
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66476626e-344c-4c52-bfa2-5238112fcabe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_116394
Online Media:

Double Trophy Roster Book

Culture/People:
Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
High Bull (Frank High Bull), Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), ca. 1848-1876 and Sergeant Alexander Brown, Non-Indian, 1844-1884  Search this
Previous owner:
Sergeant Alexander Brown, Non-Indian, 1844-1884  Search this
High Bull (Frank High Bull), Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), ca. 1848-1876  Search this
Sergeant James H. Turpin, Non-Indian, 1846-1893  Search this
Lieutenant Homer W. Wheeler (H.W. Wheeler), Non-Indian, 1848-1930  Search this
Military Service Institution of the United States, 1878-ca. 1916  Search this
John Jay White, Non-Indian, 1860-1923  Search this
Donor:
Grace Hoffman White (Virginia Grace Hoffman/Mrs. John Jay White), Non-Indian, 1862-1937  Search this
Title:
Double Trophy Roster Book
Object Name:
Book of ledger drawings
Media/Materials:
Paper, graphite, colored pencil, commercially tanned leather
Techniques:
Bound, written, drawn
Dimensions:
12.5 x 19 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1876
Catalog Number:
10/8725
Barcode:
108725.000
See related items:
Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Painting/Drawing/Print
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64f53105f-1885-4089-b597-8d8a03ea6845
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_117473

Sculpture representing Tlalchitonatiuh, god of the setting sun

Culture/People:
probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Morris De Camp Crawford (M.D.C. Crawford), Non-Indian, 1882-1949  Search this
Object Name:
Sculpture representing Tlalchitonatiuh, god of the setting sun
Media/Materials:
Basalt
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
41.9 x 6.4 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Tenochtitlan; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
Geographical Areas:
Valley of Mexico
Date created:
AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)
Catalog Number:
11/8220
Barcode:
118220.000
See related items:
Aztec (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6123f4a41-878a-4e25-8d87-cfecef42b1b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_127366
Online Media:

Robe

Culture/People:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke); collected from the Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)  Search this
Collector:
William H. Schieffelin (W.H. Schiefflin), Non-Indian, 1836-1895  Search this
Previous owner:
William H. Schieffelin (W.H. Schiefflin), Non-Indian, 1836-1895  Search this
William de la Montagne Cary (W. M. Cary), Non-Indian, 1840-1922  Search this
Seller:
William de la Montagne Cary (W. M. Cary), Non-Indian, 1840-1922  Search this
Object Name:
Robe
Media/Materials:
Buffalo hide/skin, wool cloth, animal hoof/hooves, porcupine quills, glass pony beads, glass bead/beads, dye/dyes, sinew
Techniques:
Quilled (lane stitched), quill plaiting/woven quillwork, quill-wrapped (flat), lazy/lane stitch beadwork, painted
Dimensions:
223 x 190 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
Place:
Montana; USA
Date created:
circa 1850
Catalog Number:
1/2558
Barcode:
012558.000
See related items:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws632843bdb-27e9-4b90-a90a-1f29d44a62cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_13077

Woman's dress

Culture/People:
probably Walla Walla [Warm Springs Reservation] (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this
Seller:
Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's dress
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, glass pony beads, cowrie shell/shells, sinew, ochre
Techniques:
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, strung, fringed, stained
Dimensions:
135 x 145 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Warm Springs, Warm Springs Reservation; Jefferson County; Oregon; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1860-1880
Catalog Number:
1048
Barcode:
001048.000
See related items:
Walla Walla [Warm Springs Reservation]
Clothing/Garments
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6881b322c-c24b-47c4-a950-c7ed578551a0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_1310
Online Media:

Cradleboard

Culture/People:
probably Northern Ute (attributed)  Search this
Possible collector:
Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915  Search this
Previous owner:
Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915  Search this
Object Name:
Cradleboard
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, willow, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, metal bead/beads, sinew, cotton thread
Techniques:
Sawn, drilled, twined, sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, fringed, laced
Dimensions:
99 x 48 x 21 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Colorado; USA
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
12/3172
Barcode:
123172.000
See related items:
Northern Ute
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, California & Great Basin
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws678d64762-eec2-4033-9b9f-dfff8a7f7b91
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_132655
Online Media:

Woman's hood

Culture/People:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's hood
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, appliquéd, ribbonwork appliqué, edge beaded
Dimensions:
69 x 28 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)
Date created:
1860-1880
Catalog Number:
13/5898
Barcode:
135898.000
See related items:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws650c14bff-27e3-40a0-bdc2-0ca442016a29
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_146296
Online Media:

Bowl

Culture/People:
probably Marajoara/Marajó (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Corbiniano Villaca (Gorbiniano Villaca), Non-Indian  Search this
Seller:
Corbiniano Villaca (Gorbiniano Villaca), Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Bowl
Media/Materials:
Pottery, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, engraved, painted
Dimensions:
13 x 8 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Macacão, Ilha de Marajó, Rio Amazonas (Amazon River); Marajó Mesoregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil
Island Name:
Ilha de Marajó
Date created:
AD 400-1300
Catalog Number:
14/6334
Barcode:
146334.000
See related items:
Marajoara/Marajó (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws687daff4e-2e6e-410d-9541-78ba76af5af3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_157288
Online Media:

Mask

Culture/People:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
attributed to Bob Harris (Xániyus/Xi’xaniyus), Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), ca. 1870-ca. 1935  Search this
Object Name:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint, glass bead/beads, twine/string, iron nails
Techniques:
Carved, painted, inlaid, nailed, tied
Dimensions:
35.5 x 40.5 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name:
Vancouver Island
Date created:
circa 1900
Catalog Number:
14/9624
Barcode:
149624.000
See related items:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Masks and Masking
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws627349a3d-799a-4107-819c-2a263792d941
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_160709
Online Media:

Figure of Cihuateotl (goddess of women who died in childbirth)

Culture/People:
probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Object Name:
Figure of Cihuateotl (goddess of women who died in childbirth)
Media/Materials:
Basalt
Techniques:
Pecked, ground
Dimensions:
65 x 36 x 30 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Tenochtitlan; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
Geographical Areas:
Valley of Mexico
Date created:
AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)
Catalog Number:
15/5597
Barcode:
155597.000
See related items:
Aztec (archaeological culture)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6509f15bf-3082-4fa3-ac63-a9e1f1607e3c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_166434
Online Media:

Ear ornament

Culture/People:
probably Sicán (Lambayeque) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Major Otto Holstein, Non-Indian, 1883-1934  Search this
Seller:
Major Otto Holstein, Non-Indian, 1883-1934  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Ear ornament
Media/Materials:
Gold
Techniques:
Hammered, repoussé, punched, folded
Dimensions:
5 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
North Coast; Peru (inferred)
Date created:
AD 900–1400 (Late Intermediate Period)
Catalog Number:
15/7233
Barcode:
157233.000
See related items:
Sicán (Lambayeque) (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd29a027-83fa-4e89-b9ff-54266ffdfa52
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_168523
Online Media:

Baby belt/sling

Culture/People:
Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]  Search this
Seller:
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this
Collector:
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this
Previous owner:
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940  Search this
Object Name:
Baby belt/sling
Media/Materials:
Velvet, hide, cotton cloth, wool yarn, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, strung, tasseled
Dimensions:
130 x 24 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
Place:
Yukon River; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
circa 1910
Catalog Number:
16/1651
Barcode:
161651.000
See related items:
Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]
Transportation Items: Baby carriers
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6639c1edb-ccf0-4a39-9fa8-6915a6023890
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_173403
Online Media:

Gauntlet/Cuff

Culture/People:
Mohawk [Kanesatake]  Search this
Previous owner:
Jean-Baptiste Delay (J. B. Delay), Non-Indian, 1869-ca. 1945  Search this
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950  Search this
Previous seller:
Jean-Baptiste Delay (J. B. Delay), Non-Indian, 1869-ca. 1945  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950  Search this
Object Name:
Gauntlet/Cuff
Media/Materials:
Quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), whelk shell beads (white wampum), hide thong/babiche, cordage, pigment/pigments
Techniques:
Loom beadwork
Dimensions:
9 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 1/2 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Kanesatake Reserve (Oka Reserve); Laurentides Region; Québec; Canada
Date created:
1700-1800
Catalog Number:
16/3828
Barcode:
163828.000
See related items:
Mohawk [Kanesatake]
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Poospatuck (Ex02)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65d2a630d-ff55-4ac3-8929-c2807283822a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_175246
Online Media:

Shaman's post/pole

Culture/People:
Mapuche  Search this
Expedition:
Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)  Search this
Expedition leader:
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this
Object Name:
Shaman's post/pole
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
287 x 25 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Native Term:
rewe
Place:
Collico; Cautín Province (historic Imperial Department); Araucanía Region IX; Chile
Date created:
1910-1930
Catalog Number:
17/5773
Barcode:
175773.000
See related items:
Mapuche
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fc58f032-7cdd-4712-9fbe-11c60d6ba826
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edanmdm:NMAI_187804
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