Wand/baton
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Sasha Siemel (1890-1970, an adventurer, hunter, and author) between 1914 and 1937; purchased by MAI from Sasha Siemel in 1937.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 19/6951
- Barcode
- 196951.000
- Culture/People
- Borôro (Bororo)
- Collector
- Sasha Siemel (Sasha A. Siemel/Aleksandrs Ziemelis), Non-Indian, 1890-1970
- Seller
- Sasha Siemel (Sasha A. Siemel/Aleksandrs Ziemelis), Non-Indian, 1890-1970
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Wand/baton
- Media/Materials
- Wood, vegetal fiber, feather/feathers, cordage
- Techniques
- Wrapped, plaited
- Place
- Rio Jorigue (Jurigue, Yurigui); Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil
- See related items
- Borôro (Bororo)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Record ID
- NMAI_210393
- Usage
- CC0
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