Knife sheath

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Culture/People: Chamula Maya
Collector: Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994
Seller: Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994
Presenter/funding source: Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-

Collection History: Collected in 1948 by Bernard J. Edley (1925-1994); purchased by MAI from Bernard Edley in 1948 using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc. (Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research).
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Place: San Cristóbal de Las Casas; San Cristóbal de Las Casas Municipality, Altos Region; Chiapas State; Mexico (inferred)

See related items: Chamula Maya; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/1522
Barcode: 211522.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Knife sheath
Media/Materials: Hide
Techniques: Stitched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e5d7553c-c760-4355-b46a-d8f1895b16aa

Record ID: NMAI_225791