Spear

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Date created: circa 1955

Culture/People: Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Collector: Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-
Previous owner: David McMeans, Non-Indian; Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian
Donor: David McMeans, Non-Indian; Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected by members of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco at their mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri on the Orinoco after 1950; given to David and Sarah McMeans by the Salesian Sisters in 1963 or 1964; donated to NMAI by Mr. And Mrs. McMeans in 2011.
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Place: Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela

See related items: Yanomamö (Yanomamo); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/8508
Barcode: 268508.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6825a80d2-780a-45fb-b945-3d08385664fa

Record ID: NMAI_399952