Digging stick

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Date created: 1880-1910

Culture/People: Bakairí (Bakairi)
Possible seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in London, England, in 1925, possibly from William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London").
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Place: Rio Xingu; Pará State, North Region, Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

See related items: Bakairí (Bakairi); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/5212
Barcode: 145212.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Digging stick
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a293e979-3bfd-43c7-a46f-a43e7cec8024

Record ID: NMAI_156084