Body-painting tool

Culture/People
probably Achuar (attributed)
Possible collector
Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
Previous owner
Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
Seller
Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
Collection History
Collection history unknown; possibly collected by Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky, 1903-1989, a civil engineer who worked in Ecuador until the early 1930s); purchased by MAI from Serge Sherbin in 1939.
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Place
Río Pastaza; Pastaza Province, Morona-Santiago Province; Ecuador
See related items
Achuar
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
20/593
Barcode
200593.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Body-painting tool
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Incised, modeled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6255c302d-f751-4e27-9c99-c2087b3bd5d2
Record ID
NMAI_213590