Arrow

Culture/People
Karajá (Caraja)
Artist/Maker
Dohobarri, Karajá (Caraja)
Seller agent
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum)
Seller
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Previous owner
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Collector
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Collection History
Collected between 1930 and 1931 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); deposited by Miss Steen at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in 1931 to allow the University Museum time to raise funds for the purchase of her collection; purchased by MAI from Elizabeth K. Steen in 1936.
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Place
Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
Island Name
Ilha do Bananal
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Karajá (Caraja)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/9814
Barcode
189814.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Arrow
Media/Materials
Palm wood, vegetal fiber, feather/feathers, twine/string, tree pitch/gum
Techniques
Carved, wrapped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6630ff6ee-8559-4d7c-b975-3561b8f7ca3d
Record ID
NMAI_202970