Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Guna (Kuna)
- Collector
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Collection History
- Collected in 1924 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Place
- Río Sangandí (Samgandí) and Río Tubugandí; Guna de Madugandí Indigenous Territory; Panama
- See related items
- Guna (Kuna)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 12/8854
- Barcode
- 128854.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood, feather/feathers
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_138153