Moccasins

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Culture/People: 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
Previous owner: William (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)

Collection History: Collected in 1925 from William (Yámana) 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; Argentina
Archipelago: Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

See related items: Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan); Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2345
Barcode: 142345.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Native Term: kíli

Object Name: Moccasins
Media/Materials: Sealskin/fur
Techniques: Sewn

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c0920c6a-2e5a-4de0-83ac-de376bc7c41f

Record ID: NMAI_153119