Canoe model and paddle/paddles

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Culture/People: Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Previous owner: Cranmore Ethnographical Museum

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum (Chislehurst, Kent, England); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Cranmore Museum in 1937.
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Place: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Argentina, Chile
Archipelago: Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

See related items: Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan); Watercraft and accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6719
Barcode: 196719.000

Object Type: Watercraft and accessories

Object Name: Canoe model and paddle/paddles
Media/Materials: Wood, beech bark, baleen
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws698224ef7-6417-43ef-a38e-62327fa1b9a9

Record ID: NMAI_210195