Shaman's staff (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Mískito (Mosquito)
- Collector
- David E. Harrower (D.E. Harrower), Non-Indian, 1890-1970
- Collection History
- Collected by David E. Harrower (1890-1970, an anthropologist and amateur entomologist) in 1924 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Place
- Río Coco (Río Segovia, Wanks River); Sang Sang and San Carlos; Waspam Municipality; Atlántico Norte Autonomous Region; Nicaragua
- See related items
- Mískito (Mosquito)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 13/2425
- Barcode
- 132425.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's staff (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_141995