Seal net

Date created
circa 1920
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
Previous owner
Taminiske (Teminiske/Teniniske/Tameniske), Selk'nam (Ona)
Collection History
Collected in 1924 from 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
Selk'nam Camp at Lago Fagnano; Ushuaia Department; Tierra del Fuego Province; Argentina
Archipelago
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
See related items
Selk'nam (Ona)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/2387
Barcode
142387.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Native Term
sheu
Object Name
Seal net
Media/Materials
Sealskin/fur
Techniques
Knotted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f8bf1d37-098c-475d-aa7c-652cd1479d3c
Record ID
NMAI_153168