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Culture/People: Karajá (Caraja)
Previous owner: Charles E. Osborn, Non-Indian
Previous seller: Charles E. Osborn, Non-Indian
Previous owner: William J. Mackay, Non-Indian, 1852-1919
Donor: William J. Mackay, Non-Indian, 1852-1919

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased from Charles E. Osborn in 1896 by William J. Mackay (1852-1919, vice president of the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co, Springfield, Massachusetts); donated to MAI by William J. Mackay in 1918.
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Place: Rio Araguaia; Goiás State, Central-West Region, or Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Karajá (Caraja); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/7454
Barcode: 087454.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Arrow
Media/Materials: Wood, vegetal fiber, feather/feathers, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Carved, wrapped, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b7528cfe-5935-446a-994f-cdcd2f13c6f5

Record ID: NMAI_94469