Finger trap

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Culture/People: probably Amazonia (attributed)
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast); donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Brazil

See related items: Amazonia; Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1467
Barcode: 251467.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Finger trap
Media/Materials: Cane, vegetal fiber
Techniques: Plaited, wrapped
Dimensions: 19.7 x 1.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f5690f78-e24a-4313-9619-6f77303daa33

Record ID: NMAI_267316