Dance wand/baton

Culture/People
Wanano (Unana/Vanana)
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
Middle Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); Caruru Uaupés, São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil
See related items
Wanano (Unana/Vanana)
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/4232
Barcode
164232.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Native Term
syopka
Object Name
Dance wand/baton
Media/Materials
Wood, feather/feathers, paint
Techniques
Carved, braided, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68d321821-62a9-48ab-8420-b4e57eaeeafd
Record ID
NMAI_176028