Body-painting tool

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Culture/People: Atorai
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Previous owner: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Seller: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

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.
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Place: Essequibo River; Guyana

See related items: Atorai; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/4494
Barcode: 074494.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Body-painting tool
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60e46811b-a521-4b4c-8283-3e1d96e41202

Record ID: NMAI_80228