Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- 1910-1920
- Culture/People
- Emberá (Choikoi)
- Collector
- Arne Arbin (Tor Arne Arbin), Non-Indian, b. 1905
- Seller
- Arne Arbin (Tor Arne Arbin), Non-Indian, b. 1905
- Collection History
- Collected in 1933 by Swedish explorer Arne Arbin (Tor Arne Arbin, b. 1905); purchased by MAI from Arne Arbin in 1933.
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- Place
- Río Sambú; Sambú District; Emberá-Wounaan Indigenous Territory; Panama
- See related items
- Emberá (Choikoi)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 18/4669
- Barcode
- 184669.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_197062