Canoe

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Date created: 1925

Culture/People: Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Artist/Maker: William (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
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 from the artist in 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 Gable (Gable Island); Ushuaia Department; Tierra del Fuego Province; Argentina (inferred)
Archipelago: Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name: Isla Gable (Gable Island)

See related items: Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan); Watercraft and accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2271
Barcode: 142271.000

Object Type: Watercraft and accessories
Native Term: lapatáganan

Object Name: Canoe
Media/Materials: Wood, animal bone, hide
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a4b7198e-49e4-4a5a-9a8b-e64704e6b56e

Record ID: NMAI_152932