Tinder container

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Culture/People: Wichí (Mataco)
Previous owner: Rudolph E. Steinsberg (R. E. Steinsberg/Rodolfo Steinsberg), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1884
Seller: Rudolph E. Steinsberg (R. E. Steinsberg/Rodolfo Steinsberg), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1884

Collection History: Collection history unknown: formerly in the collection of Rudolph E. Steinsberg (Rodolfo Steinsberg, b. ca. 1884, an Austrian civil engineer who worked in Argentina); purchased by MAI from Rudolf Steinsberg in 1927.
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Place: Jujuy Province; Argentina

See related items: Wichí (Mataco); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/5644
Barcode: 155644.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Tinder container
Media/Materials: Wood, gourd, cordage
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61bf2cf73-53df-4584-a101-099b16ebf592

Record ID: NMAI_166874