• Culture/People:

    Parakatêjê (Gaioes/Gavião)

  • Object name:

    Spear

  • Date created:

    1920-1925

  • Place:

    Rio Araguaia; Pará State, North Region; Brazil

  • Media/Materials:

    Wood, vegetal fiber, feather/feathers, tree pitch/gum

  • Techniques:

    Carved, wrapped, coated

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Collected between 1923 and 1926 by Arthur H. Fisher (1880-ca. 1940, a well known naturalist and animal photographer) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.

  • Catalog number:

    14/9723

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