Fish spear point/Leister point

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Date created: 1920-1925

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

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 Navarino (Navarin Island); Antártica Chilena Province; Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Chile
Archipelago: Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name: Isla Navarino (Navarin Island)

See related items: Qawasqar (Alacaluf); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2253
Barcode: 142253.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish spear point/Leister point
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, barbed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65f16e15e-04cc-44b1-84c8-a651cc5f52c9

Record ID: NMAI_152913