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Spear

Object Details

Collection History
Collected between 1932 and 1936 by explorer and field collector Eric Erskine Loch (1881-1944); donated to MAI by E. Erskine Loch in 1937.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Záparo (Zaparo)
Collector
E. Erskine Loch (Eric Erskine Loch), Non-Indian, 1881-1944
Donor
E. Erskine Loch (Eric Erskine Loch), Non-Indian, 1881-1944
Object Name
Spear
Media/Materials
Palm wood, vegetal fiber
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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