"Shrunken" animal head
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1934 or 1935 by Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (1908-1985, an American explorer, anthropologist, and travel writer); purchased by MAI from Dr. von Hagen through his agent, W. Lee Trenholm (William Lee Trenholm, 1899-1952), in 1935.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 18/8717
- Barcode
- 188717.000
- Culture/People
- Shuar
- Collector
- Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
- Previous owner
- Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
- Seller
- Dr. Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (Wolfgang von Hagen), Non-Indian, 1908-1985
- Seller agent
- W. Lee Trenholm (William Lee Trenholm), Non-Indian, 1899-1952
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Indigenous Term
- tzantza'de'unush
- Object Name
- "Shrunken" animal head
- Media/Materials
- Sloth head, cotton cloth
- Techniques
- Wrapped
- Place
- Río Zamora; Morona-Santiago Province, Zamora-Chinchipe Province; Ecuador
- See related items
- Shuar
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Record ID
- NMAI_201705
