Cape

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Culture/People: Qawasqar (Alacaluf)
Expedition: MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Previous owner: Walter (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)

Collection History: Collected in 1924 or 1925 during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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Place: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; Tierra del Fuego Province; Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Chile
Archipelago: Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

See related items: Qawasqar (Alacaluf); Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2252
Barcode: 142252.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Object Name: Cape
Media/Materials: Hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c5e5ec92-de82-45c3-af04-dd0afb207f7b

Record ID: NMAI_152912