Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
- Expedition sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)
- Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989
- Collector
- Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968
- Object Name
- Knife
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
