Dance staff

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Culture/People: Emberá (Choikoi)
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Previous owner: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Seller: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1918 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Río Yape (Yapi); Cémaco District; Emberá-Wounaan Indigenous Territory; Panama

See related items: Emberá (Choikoi); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/3552
Barcode: 083552.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Dance staff
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 76 x 3.5 x 5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668bb07dc-7d76-474d-bca6-d697f8ed6be2

Record ID: NMAI_90076