Dance wand/baton

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Culture/People: Baniwa
Possible collector: Erland Nordenskiöld (Nils Erland Herbert Nordenskiöld/Le Baron Erland de Nordenskiold), Non-Indian, 1877-1932
Previous owner: Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum (Gothenburg Museum of Ethnography/Göteborg Museum)

Collection History: Possibly collected in 1913 by Finnish-Swedish archaeologist and anthropologist Erland Nordenskiöld (1877-1932) during fieldwork sponsored by the Göteborgs Etnografiska Museum (Gothenburg Museum of Ethnography, Göteborg, Sweden); acquired by MAI in 1929 through an exchange with the Göteborgs Museum.
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Place: Rio Aiari (Aiary); Uapuí, São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Baniwa; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/4237
Barcode: 164237.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Dance wand/baton
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Painted, pyroengraved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68430c581-3776-48e1-a4fc-f96f3d744e30

Record ID: NMAI_176033