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Culture/People: Wichí (Mataco)
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: Collected between 1901 and 1902 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 1922 through an exchange with the Göteborgs Museum.
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Place: Chaco Province; Argentina

See related items: Wichí (Mataco); Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/6324
Barcode: 116324.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Bag
Media/Materials: Hide, wool yarn, shell/shells
Techniques: Embroidered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d3e8e0a2-09df-4e8d-bd59-badbad439c9b

Record ID: NMAI_125335