Headband

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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
Possible owner: Taminiske (Teminiske/Teniniske/Tameniske), Selk'nam (Ona)

Collection History: Collected in 1924 or 1925, possibly 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); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2427
Barcode: 142427.002

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Indigenous Term: gúchilq

Object Name: Headband
Media/Materials: Guanaco hide/skin, sinew
Techniques: Perforated, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6405202b3-751e-4af3-8a04-8c3eb66418bc

Record ID: NMAI_153215