Shellfish

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Culture/People: Huilliche
Expedition: Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Castro; Chiloé Province; Los Lagos Region X; Chile
Archipelago: Chiloé Archipelago
Island Name: Isla Chiloé

See related items: Huilliche; Food and Foodstuffs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/5532
Barcode: 175532.000

Object Type: Food and Foodstuffs

Object Name: Shellfish
Media/Materials: Wood, shellfish (flesh/meat)
Techniques: Strung, dried

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c1ff4c0a-690f-4584-bce3-04e95f28e5fc

Record ID: NMAI_187972