Spoon
Object Details
- Collection History
- Made for G. Edward Montgomery in 1973 in a Machiguenga village near Shimaa, Peru; during anthropological research in the region; donated to NMAI by Dr. G. Edward Montgomery in 2006.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- June - July 1973
- Catalog Number
- 26/5612
- Barcode
- 265612.000
- Culture/People
- Machiguenga
- Artist/Maker
- Felipe (unknown surname), Machiguenga
- Donor
- G. Edward Montgomery (George Edward Montgomery), Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- G. Edward Montgomery (George Edward Montgomery), Non-Indian
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Object Name
- Spoon
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 27.3 x 2.2 cm
- Place
- Shimaa; La Convención Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
- See related items
- Machiguenga
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Record ID
- NMAI_281839
- Usage
- CC0
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