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Object Details

Collection History
Collected between 1930 and 1935 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); inherited by her brother Thomas W. Steen; purchased by MAI in 1938 from Thomas W. Steen.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Tapirapé (Tapirape)
Collector
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Previous owner
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Thomas W. Steen, Non-Indian
Seller
Thomas W. Steen, Non-Indian
Object Name
Arrow
Media/Materials
Wood, reed, feather/feathers
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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