Basket

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
Possible owner
Walter (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
William (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Charley (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Wits (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Sarmiento (unknown surname), Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Collection History
Collected from one of several Yámana individuals (Walter, William, Charley, Wits, or Sarmiento) in 1924 or 1925 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, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region XII; Argentina, Chile (inferred)
Archipelago
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
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Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/2288
Barcode
142288.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Native Term
tawĕˊla
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Mapi grass (Juncus magellanicus)
Techniques
Coiled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aaaf1c1b-8321-4417-b7ec-c0723e66a55a
Record ID
NMAI_153100