Arrow

Date created
1925
Culture/People
Selk'nam (Ona)
Artist/Maker
Halimink (Halemink), 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
Halimink (Halemink), Selk'nam (Ona)
Collection History
Collected from the artist 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
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
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/2402
Barcode
142402.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Native Term
yahⁿ
Object Name
Arrow
Media/Materials
Glass, wood, sinew, feather/feathers, clay wash/paint
Techniques
Flaked/chipped, carved, wrapped, coated
Dimensions
79 x 3.5 x 1 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6511b4462-aa0a-40a3-8e05-82a027b0637a
Record ID
NMAI_153186