Spoon

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Culture/People: Shipibo
Collector: Nicole H. Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1905-1998
Previous owner: Nicole H. Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1905-1998
Seller: Nicole H. Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1905-1998

Collection History: Collected between 1965 and 1966 by Nicole H. Maxwell (1905-1998, a pioneering researcher of traditional South American Native medicine and ethnobotany from the 1940s through the 1980s); purchased by MAI from Nicole H. Maxwell in 1967.
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Place: Río Pisqui; Nuevo Edén; Ucayali Province; Loreto Region; Peru

See related items: Shipibo; Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/9690
Barcode: 239690.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving

Object Name: Spoon
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67c3a3369-6f72-4634-b822-67a5e0b2feee

Record ID: NMAI_255411