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Culture/People: Karajá (Caraja)
Collector: José Tozzi Calväo (J. Tozzi Calvao/J. A. Calvao), Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1956
Previous owner: José Tozzi Calväo (J. Tozzi Calvao/J. A. Calvao), Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1956
Seller: Carolina Tozzi Calväo (Carolina T. Calväo), Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected by José Tozzi Calväo (ca. 1895-1956, a Brazilian engineer and explorer), probably in the 1920s; purchased by MAI from Carolina Tozzi Calväo in 1931.
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Place: Rio Araguaia; Goiás State, Central-West Region, or Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Karajá (Caraja); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/47
Barcode: 180047.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f7b98bcb-72a8-4cc8-b0c7-2c74c19ab64c

Record ID: NMAI_192683