Spear

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Culture/People: probably Shuar/Achuar (attributed)
Previous owner: Edward Whymper, Non-Indian, 1840-1911
Previous seller: J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms, 1834-ca. 1940
Previous owner: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Whymper (1840-1911, a British explorer and mountaineer); purchased in 1912 by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") from the J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms (London, England); purchased by MAI from William Ockleford Oldman in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Río Napo; Napo Province, Orellana Province, Sucumbios Province; Ecuador

See related items: Shuar/Achuar; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/8815
Barcode: 088815.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Spear
Media/Materials: Wood, cordage, feather/feathers
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fcf63974-4f32-4dfe-b9be-41d71002270c

Record ID: NMAI_95793