Fire fan

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Date created: 1990-1998

Culture/People: Bakairí (Bakairi)
Collector: Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998
Previous owner: Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998
Donor: Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of the Amanaka'a Amazon Network (New York City), a nonprofit environmental education organization that assisted indigenous Amazonian communities in protecting their environments and maintaining traditional, sustainable technologies; donated to NMAI by the Amanaka'a Amazon Network in 1998.
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Place: Rio Xingu; Pará State, North Region, Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil (inferred)

See related items: Bakairí (Bakairi); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/4991
Barcode: 254991.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Fire fan
Media/Materials: Vegetal Fiber, cordage
Techniques: Twill-plaited, wrapped
Dimensions: 32.5 x 17 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c7d92951-b48c-4d3e-9434-9d01fbef52d5

Record ID: NMAI_270857