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Hector Acebes photographs of African and South American peoples

Creator:
Acebes, Hector  Search this
Extent:
2 Copy prints
153 Prints (silver gelatin)
Culture:
Shuar  Search this
Ika (Ica/Arhuaco)  Search this
Akawaio (Acawai)  Search this
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Yukpa (Macoa/Macoita/Yupa)  Search this
Bassari (Senegalese and Guinean people)  Search this
Fulbe (African people)  Search this
Mangbetu (African people)  Search this
Kikuyu (African people)  Search this
Maasai (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Copy prints
Prints
Photographs
Place:
Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Uaupés River (Colombia and Brazil)
Orinoco River (Venezuela and Colombia)
Mali
Guinea
Togo
Benin
Cameroon
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Rwanda
Africa
Tanzania
Kenya
Date:
1949-1960
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs made on Hector Acebes's expeditions in Africa and South America, mostly during the 1950s. Many of the images document people and markets in Africa (1949 and 1953), including Kikuyu, Masai, Mangbetu, Fulani, and Bassari peoples. There are also photographs made in the French Sudan, Guinea, Togo, Dahomey, Cameroon, the Congo Republic, Ruanda, Kenya, and Tanganyika. These prints were made for an exhibit.

Other sets include images of Jivaro, January, 1950; the Vaupés River and nearby tribes, September, 1950; a journey up the Orinoco to the Guaica, February, 1951; Arhuaco peoples, 1958; and Yuco peoples, 1960. Many photographs depict scenery and dwellings or are portraits (some show body and face paint). There are also images of fishing and hunting (Guaica); musical pipes (Guaica), a bridge, weaving, and bows and arrows (Arhuaco). Some photographs depict expedition members, including Acebes. The collection also includes photographs of the cover of Acebes' Orinoco Adventure, 1954, and coverage of his expeditions in Look, April 8, 1952, and Time (Latin American edition), December 24, 1951.
Biographical/Historical note:
Hector Acebes was born in 1921 in New York City and raised in Madrid and Bogota. While in college at the Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, he operated his own photo studio. After graduating from MIT in 1947 with a degree in mechanical engineering, he moved back to Bogota. Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, Acebes undertook expeditions in Africa and South America and started to work as a professional filmmaker and lecturer. Acebes wrote, filmed, directed, and edited each of the forty-three films his production company, Acebes Productions, released.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 94-28
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Uaica photographs collected by Acebes held in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4389.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 94-28, Hector Acebes photographs of African and South American peoples, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.94-28
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c1d672d7-a85f-4cf8-845e-f1d6d758345e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-94-28

Bow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Bow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, cordage
Techniques:
Carved, notched, braided
Dimensions:
134.0 x 2.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8505
Barcode:
268505.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b8e120ff-9a92-453c-a95e-a0414cc6596d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399948
Online Media:

Bow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Bow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, cordage
Techniques:
Carved, notched, braided
Dimensions:
187.2 x 2.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8506
Barcode:
268506.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws675230f54-5f90-4e7e-88b3-9e5a860383d7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399949
Online Media:

Bow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Bow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, cordage
Techniques:
Carved, notched, braided
Dimensions:
194.0 x 2.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8507
Barcode:
268507.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f57e69e-e742-4539-91c0-97caa16d35e7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399951
Online Media:

Spear

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Spear
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
156.0 x 3.2 x 1.0 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8508
Barcode:
268508.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6825a80d2-780a-45fb-b945-3d08385664fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399952
Online Media:

Spear

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Spear
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
146.0 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8509
Barcode:
268509.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66fb22230-f919-4c05-87ef-ca6334478050
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399954
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
118.0 x 4.0 x 1.0 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8510
Barcode:
268510.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bcf60cc0-8658-4d13-b317-b752a79a7624
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399955
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
118.0 x 4.0 x 1.0 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8511
Barcode:
268511.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a4aec795-cde5-4abd-bd4b-ef40c89b1068
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399956
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
119.0 x 3.0 x 1.0 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8512
Barcode:
268512.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67ea78faa-e7bb-4dbb-91bd-970d87cfcb7f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399957
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
117.5 x 4.0 x 1.0 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8513
Barcode:
268513.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64736fe33-3123-42a4-8209-d72d50826e98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399958
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
191.1 x 5.0 x 1.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8514
Barcode:
268514.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f807d7d8-edcf-448e-a73b-7f47cc4b4375
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399959
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
216.0 x 8.0 x 1.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8515
Barcode:
268515.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws674bf2f26-dc0d-4aaa-b707-e592645d50bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399960
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
212.5 x 8.0 x 1.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8516
Barcode:
268516.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d5a1a1e2-9b89-4d42-99da-c4cafd3744be
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399961
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
203.7 x 4.0 x 1.3 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8517
Barcode:
268517.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67bbcc12f-7da7-4570-b1c2-9227074dfecf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399962
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
209.0 x 4.0 x 1.4 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8518
Barcode:
268518.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b73c927-6299-4183-9b50-66f69b0e38d4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399963
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
206.8 x 7.0 x 1.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8519
Barcode:
268519.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67e3e798e-6d9e-4c8e-85a8-784a7d9ecc5c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399964
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
220.5 x 8.0 x 1.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8520
Barcode:
268520.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a68adbdb-cbdc-437b-8b89-b908c41caf15
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399965
Online Media:

Arrow

Culture/People:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)  Search this
Collector:
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-  Search this
Previous owner:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
David McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Arrow
Media/Materials:
Bamboo, wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques:
Cut, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
209.4 x 6.0 x 1.6 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created:
circa 1955
Catalog Number:
26/8521
Barcode:
268521.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b003a51-7b75-4748-a4b1-f48a2ea79810
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399966
Online Media:

Bow

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:
Bow
Media/Materials:
Wood, cordage
Techniques:
Carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
190.5 x 4.0 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Amazonas State or Bolívar State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Catalog Number:
27/134
Barcode:
270134.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690701f4e-79cb-4198-bfb8-206e3ae98342
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_415541

Bow

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:
Bow
Media/Materials:
Wood, cordage
Techniques:
Carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions:
195.5 x 3.0 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Amazonas State or Bolívar State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Catalog Number:
27/135
Barcode:
270135.000
See related items:
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws621098ab5-8e38-4409-8fc4-23092cd7b310
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_415542

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