Axe head

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Culture/People: Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Collector: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948

Collection History: Collected in 1930 by physician and explorer Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Upper Río Orinoco; Venezuela

See related items: Yanomamö (Yanomamo); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/6279
Barcode: 176279.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Axe head
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cdc09018-7d39-4f3d-b843-063ae59db13d

Record ID: NMAI_188715