Shaman's figure (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Guna [Guna Yala]
- Collector
- David B. Stout, Non-Indian, 1913-1968
- Previous owner
- David B. Stout, Non-Indian, 1913-1968
- Seller
- David B. Stout, Non-Indian, 1913-1968
- Collection History
- Collected in 1940 or 1941 by anthropologist David B. Stout (1913-1968) during research in Panama; purchased by MAI from David Stout in 1941.
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- Place
- Cartí Suitupo (Sugtupu); Cartí Municipality; Guna Yala Indigenous Territory (San Blas); Panama
- Archipelago
- Archipiélago de San Blas (San Blas Islands)
- Island Name
- Cartí Suitupo (Sugtupu)
- Island Grouping
- Islas Cartí
- See related items
- Guna [Guna Yala]
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 20/4430
- Barcode
- 204430.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Indigenous Term
- nuchu
- Object Name
- Shaman's figure (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_218417