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Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Carlos Droescher (Carlos Ernesto Droescher Kendziora, 1905-1995), a surveyor who worked with oil companies in Colombia and came to the U.S. with his family in 1951; purchased by MAI from Carlos Droescher in 1952.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Guahibo
Collector
Carlos Droescher (Carlos Ernesto Droescher Kendziora), Non-Indian, 1905-1995
Previous owner
Carlos Droescher (Carlos Ernesto Droescher Kendziora), Non-Indian, 1905-1995
Seller
Carlos Droescher (Carlos Ernesto Droescher Kendziora), Non-Indian, 1905-1995
Object Name
Arrow
Media/Materials
Reed, iron point
Techniques
Cut, wrapped
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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