Object Details
Culture/People
Warao
Collector
Claire James Steinberg, Non-Indian
Donor
Claire James Steinberg, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Claire James Steinberg, Non-Indian
Collection History
Collected by photojournalist Claire James Steinberg during a trip to the Orinoco and Amacuro River delta region between December 1976 and January 1977; donated to NMAI by Claire James Steinberg in 2009.
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Date created
1975-1977
Catalog Number
26/7562
Barcode
267562.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Bird figure
Media/Materials
Balsa wood, seed/seeds
Techniques
Carved, inlaid
Dimensions
11.5 x 12.7 x 6.0 cm
Place
El Pajal; Libertador Municipality; Monagas State, North-Eastern Region; Venezuela
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_396775