Fish club

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Culture/People: Akawaio (Acawai)
MAI agent: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) from an unknown source in 1916 during travel in South America using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Guyana

See related items: Akawaio (Acawai); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/9905
Barcode: 049905.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish club
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60038b322-1605-4ceb-8926-9bc9dc39c627

Record ID: NMAI_53754