Shaman's staff (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Guna [Guna Yala]
- MAI agent
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased for MAI by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) from an unknown source in 1958.
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- Place
- Guna Yala Indigenous Territory (San Blas); Panama
- Archipelago
- Archipiélago de San Blas (San Blas Islands)
- See related items
- Guna [Guna Yala]
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 22/7099
- Barcode
- 227099.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's staff (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Palm wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_242122