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Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1961 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); given or sold to Malcolm Delacorte (a conservator and collector in New York); donated to MAI by Malcolm Delacorte in 1962.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Shipibo
Collector
Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
Previous owner
Malcolm Delacorte (Malcolm Gibson Delacorte), Non-Indian
Donor
Malcolm Delacorte (Malcolm Gibson Delacorte), Non-Indian
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved, painted
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
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