Bow

Culture/People
Selk'nam (Ona)
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
Possible owner
Taminiske (Teminiske/Teniniske/Tameniske), Selk'nam (Ona)
Halimink (Halemink), Selk'nam (Ona)
Collection History
Collected in 1924 or 1925 from Halimink (Selk'nam) or Taminiske (Selk'nam) during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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Place
Halimink's Camp near Laguna de los Pescados; Río Grande Department; Tierra del Fuego Province; Argentina (inferred)
Archipelago
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
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Selk'nam (Ona)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/2380
Barcode
142380.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Indigenous Term
ha
Object Name
Bow
Media/Materials
Wood, sinew
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b05f442a-3a40-423b-bf24-f32093d4ae51
Record ID
NMAI_153160