Seal harpoon

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Expedition: MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Possible owner: Walter (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan); William (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan); Charley (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan); Wits (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan); Manuel (unknown surname), Qawasqar (Alacaluf)

Collection History: Collected from one of several Yámana individuals (Walter, William, Charley, Wits, or Manuel) in 1924 or 1925 during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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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

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

Catalog Number: 14/2274
Barcode: 142274.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Native Term: awaía

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record ID: NMAI_153083