Whip

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Culture/People: Mapuche
Previous owner: J. F. G. Umlauff (Gustave Umlauff), 1868-1974
Seller: J. F. G. Umlauff (Gustave Umlauff), 1868-1974
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from J. F. G. Umlauff (a Hamburg, Germany, firm that dealt in natural history specimens and artifacts) in 1930 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Central Chile; Chile

See related items: Mapuche; Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/6665
Barcode: 176665.000

Object Type: Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Object Name: Whip
Media/Materials: Silver, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Braided

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e77d25fa-807c-468e-8269-8f83a8e6e555

Record ID: NMAI_189166