Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1831-1832 by Jonathan May, the carpenter on the second voyage of the H.M.S Beagle (with Charles Darwin aboard); formerly in the collection of Alfred J. Kyle; donated to MAI by Alfred J. Kyle in 1945.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Yámana (Yagán/Yahgan)
- Collector
- Jonathan May (Johnathan May), Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- Jonathan May (Johnathan May), Non-Indian
- Alfred J. Kyle, Non-Indian
- Donor
- Alfred J. Kyle, Non-Indian
- Date created
- circa 1825
- Object Name
- Spear point
- Media/Materials
- Animal Bone
- Techniques
- Carved, barbed
- Dimensions
- 29 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
