Ball

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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
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); Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2421
Barcode: 142421.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling
Native Term: cháto

Object Name: Ball
Media/Materials: Hide, duck skin/skins
Techniques: Stitched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69a1abefc-c817-465a-9006-d7aa46f51a16

Record ID: NMAI_153207