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Object Details

Collection History
Collected between 1925 and 1926 by Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (1873-1940, a missionary who worked in Mexico and Brazil and was a founder of the Wycliffe Bible Society/Wycliffe Bible Translators); lent to MAI by Reverend Leonard Legters in 1939; inherited by his son Reverend David Brainerd Legters (1908-2002); purchased by MAI from Reverend David Legters in 1946.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Nahukuá (Nahuqua)
Collector
Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner
Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Lender
Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Seller
Reverend David Brainerd Legters, Non-Indian, 1908-2002
Object Name
Arrow
Media/Materials
Reed, metal wire
Techniques
Cut, wrapped
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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