Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1918 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored the American Geographical Society and the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania; inherited by his widow, Elizabeth Smith de Booy (1883-1941); purchased by MAI from Elizabeth de Booy in 1919 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Yukpa (Macoa/Macoita/Yupa)
- Collector
- Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
- Previous owner
- Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
- Elizabeth S. de Booy (Elizabeth Hamilton Smith/Mrs. Theodoor de Booy/Elizabeth Smith Peter), Non-Indian, 1883-1941
- Seller
- Elizabeth S. de Booy (Elizabeth Hamilton Smith/Mrs. Theodoor de Booy/Elizabeth Smith Peter), Non-Indian, 1883-1941
- Presenter/funding source
- Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
- Object Name
- Stirring paddle
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
- Indigenous Term
- tukara
