Cigar holder

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: probably Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan) (attributed)
Collector: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
Previous owner: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
Seller: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948

Collection History: Collected by Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948, physician and explorer), probably between 1926 and 1928; purchased by MAI from Herbert Spencer Dickey in 1928.
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Place: Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan); Pipes and Smoking
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/365
Barcode: 160365.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Cigar holder
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 71.5 x 5.5 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws606f07a5e-3641-4347-bd20-bb4777080718

Record ID: NMAI_171960