Female figure

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Date created: circa 1960

Culture/People: Shipibo
Collector: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
Previous owner: Malcolm Delacorte (Malcolm Gibson Delacorte), Non-Indian
Donor: Malcolm Delacorte (Malcolm Gibson Delacorte), Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected in 1961 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); given or sold to Malcolm Delacorte (a conservator and collector in New York); donated to MAI by Malcolm Delacorte in 1962.
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Place: Río Callería, Upper Río Ucayali area; Coronel Portillo Province; Ucayali Region; Peru

See related items: Shipibo; Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/1608
Barcode: 231608.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Indigenous Term: joni mosho

Object Name: Female figure
Media/Materials: Balsa wood, ink, graphite
Techniques: Carved, drawn
Dimensions: 7 x 11 x 52 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65786f831-1bcb-4427-a0a7-ef907d48b5b4

Record ID: NMAI_246637