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Culture/People
Yanomamö (Yanomamo)
Collector
Mahekodo-teri Mission, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, 1950-
Previous owner
David McMeans, Non-Indian
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian
Donor
David McMeans, Non-Indian
Sarah McMeans, Non-Indian
Object Name
Bow
Media/Materials
Bamboo, cordage
Techniques
Carved, notched, braided
Dimensions
187.2 x 2.5 cm
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place
Boco Mavaca (village near the Silesian Mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri); Río Orinoco; Amazonas State, Guayana Region; Venezuela
Date created
circa 1955
Collection History
Collected by members of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco at their mission at Mahekodo-teri/Majicodoteri on the Orinoco after 1950; given to David and Sarah McMeans by the Salesian Sisters in 1963 or 1964; donated to NMAI by Mr. And Mrs. McMeans in 2011.