Knife

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Culture/People: Kareneri
Expedition: Wenner-Gren Scientific Expedition to Hispanic America (1940-1941) (Wenner-Gren Peru Expedition)
Expedition leader: Dr. Paul Fejos (Pál Fejös), Non-Indian, 1897-1963
Expedition sponsor: Axel Wenner-Gren, Non-Indian, 1881-1961
Donor: Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-

Collection History: Collected in 1940 during the Wenner-Gren Scientific Expedition to Hispanic America, led by anthropologist and filmmaker Paul Fejos (1897-1963) and sponsored by Swedish industrialist Axel Wenner-Gren (1881-1961); donated to MAI by the Viking Fund, Inc. in 1942.
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Place: Upper Río Colorado; Manú Province; Madre de Dios Region; Peru

See related items: Kareneri; Ceremonial/Ritual items: Doctor's items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/5112
Barcode: 205112.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Doctor's items

Object Name: Knife
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d18eea15-cdef-4d35-862b-f05885c0bb2e

Record ID: NMAI_219068