Knife

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Culture/People: Emberá (Choikoi)
Collector: Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982
Previous owner: Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982
Donor: Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982

Collection History: Collected in 1929 by Andrew Meyer (1896-1982, a mining engineer who worked in Colombia); donated to MAI by Andrew Meyer in 1932.
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Place: Río San Juan; Chocó Department; Colombia

See related items: Emberá (Choikoi); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/2839
Barcode: 182839.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Knife
Media/Materials: Iron blade, wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6af4310d5-f609-4e23-8a12-0a1a18b9da36

Record ID: NMAI_195604