Shaft straightener/smoother

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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
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 (inferred)
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: 14/2411
Barcode: 142411.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)
Native Term: shoshróshtel

Object Name: Shaft straightener/smoother
Media/Materials: Guanaco hide/skin
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68729a902-d828-4dea-a15a-5e53ca414493

Record ID: NMAI_153195