Basket

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
Collection History
Collected 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
Selk'nam Camp northeast of Lago Fagnano; Ushuaia 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)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/2395
Barcode
142395.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Native Term
tai
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Mapi grass (Juncus magellanicus), cordage
Techniques
Coiled, braided
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a2691cda-751c-4927-9b69-f0e12e959094
Record ID
NMAI_153176