Poison and container

Culture/People
probably Piaroa (attributed); collected from the Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)
Collector
Arthur Olney Friel (Arthur O. Friel), Non-Indian, 1885-1959
Previous owner
Arthur Olney Friel (Arthur O. Friel), Non-Indian, 1885-1959
Donor
Arthur Olney Friel (Arthur O. Friel), Non-Indian, 1885-1959
Collection History
Collected by adventure fiction author Arthur Olney Friel (1885-1959) during a 1922 trip down the Orinoco River; donated to MAI by Arthur Friel in 1922.
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Place
Río Ventuari, Río Sipapo; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
See related items
Piaroa
Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
11/3508
Barcode
113508.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Poison and container
Media/Materials
Gourd, vegetal material
Techniques
Cut
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6de7e6007-d398-445b-ac07-64afea31fd07
Record ID
NMAI_122342