Fishing dip net to attach to a pole

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Expedition: MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Previous owner: Sarmiento (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)

Collection History: Collected in 1925 from Sarmiento (Yámana) during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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Place: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego; Tierra del Fuego Province; Argentina (inferred)
Archipelago: Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

See related items: Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/2321
Barcode: 142321.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Native Term: chiwanúsh

Object Name: Fishing dip net to attach to a pole
Media/Materials: Grass, wood, sinew
Techniques: Coiled
Dimensions: 29 x 32 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws623b31e05-7b8f-4559-9752-06dc53842558

Record ID: NMAI_152326