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Culture/People: Karajá (Caraja)
Collector: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
Seller: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009

Collection History: Collected in 1964 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1966.
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Place: Rio Araguaia; Brazil

See related items: Karajá (Caraja); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/8931
Barcode: 238931.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68cfd1939-d806-4285-b34f-a6270330683f

Record ID: NMAI_254472