Fire horn

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Culture/People: Wichí (Mataco)
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Gustav Heye from an unknown source in Paris, France, in 1926.
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Place: Chaco Province; Argentina

See related items: Wichí (Mataco); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/2932
Barcode: 152932.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Fire horn
Media/Materials: Wood, gourd
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67d5590f3-20b7-4a4e-ac80-a48daa03a5f4

Record ID: NMAI_164148