Tongs

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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 1924 or 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 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: Selk'nam (Ona); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2401
Barcode: 142401.001

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)
Indigenous Term: lákel

Object Name: Tongs
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e1875324-d22f-4e7d-a1c6-0e8a93eabbc8

Record ID: NMAI_153185