Harpoon head

Date created
1969
Culture/People
Comcaac (Seri)
Artist/Maker
Antonio Lopez, Comcaac (Seri)
Collector
Richard S. White, Jr. (Richard Stauffer White Jr./Richard A. White), Non-Indian
Previous owner
Richard S. White, Jr. (Richard Stauffer White Jr./Richard A. White), Non-Indian
Seller
Richard S. White, Jr. (Richard Stauffer White Jr./Richard A. White), Non-Indian
Collection History
Collected between 1965 and 1970 by Richard S. White Jr. while visiting his aunt Mary Beck Moser (1924-2013) and uncle Edward W. Moser (1924–1976), both of whom were linguists who worked with the Seri; purchased by MAI from Richard White in 1973.
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Place
Sonora State; Mexico
See related items
Comcaac (Seri)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/8492
Barcode
248492.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Harpoon head
Media/Materials
Ironwood (Desert Ironwood)
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b2d5cfe5-e3ce-4a29-8c8d-fb6e91feaa63
Record ID
NMAI_264354