Spear

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Culture/People: Karajá (Caraja)
Collector: Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939
Seller: Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939

Collection History: Collected between 1922 and 1924 by explorer and amateur ethnologist Francis Gow-Smith (1894-1939); purchased by MAI from Francis Gow-Smith in 1924.
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Place: Rio Araguaia; Mato Grosso State and 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: 13/6436
Barcode: 136436.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Spear
Media/Materials: Palm wood, animal bone, macaw feather/feathers, vegetal fiber, feather/feathers, parrot feather/feathers, wax, reed, bark, animal hoof/hooves, nut shell/shells
Techniques: Wrapped, carved, twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ffe7ed8f-b4b7-4b7b-88ac-0d40a9ba28bd

Record ID: NMAI_146737