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: Isla Narganá (Yandup); Narganá Municipality; Guna Yala Indigenous Territory (San Blas); Panama
Archipelago: Archipiélago de San Blas (San Blas Islands)
Island Name: Isla Narganá (Yandup)

See related items: Guna [Guna Yala]; Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/4437
Barcode: 204437.000

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

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d3d69752-56c1-42ba-87de-3edd46e5e782

Record ID: NMAI_218424