Body-painting tool

Culture/People
Mebêngôkre (Kayapó/Cayapo) [Xikrin]
Collector
George Love, Non-Indian, 1937-1995
Seller
George Love, Non-Indian, 1937-1995
Collection History
Collected in 1966 by photographer George Love (1937-1995) while accompanying an ethnographic expedition; purchased by MAI from George Love in 1967.
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Place
Xikrin village; Pará State, North Region; Brazil
See related items
Mebêngôkre (Kayapó/Cayapo) [Xikrin]
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/9428
Barcode
239428.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Body-painting tool
Media/Materials
Nut/nuts
Techniques
Cut
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62609cb4c-06a9-48a1-8c81-34d02a0f18a9
Record ID
NMAI_254946