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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

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

See related items: Selk'nam (Ona); Hide working tools
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2404
Barcode: 142404.000

Object Type: Hide working tools
Indigenous Term: cham

Object Name: Hide scraper
Media/Materials: Glass item/items, wood, guanaco hide/skin
Techniques: Flaked/chipped, carved, wrapped, tied
Dimensions: 12.5 x 5 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b0cf9ab6-5a00-4042-903a-6c96726c582e

Record ID: NMAI_153188