Bola/Boleadora

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Object Details

Culture/People

Aónikenk (Southern Tehuelche)

Presenter/funding source

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

MAI agent

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History

Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in England in 1933 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Date created

1900-1930

Catalog Number

18/4932

Barcode

184932.000

Object Type

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name

Bola/Boleadora

Media/Materials

Stone, rawhide, cordage

Techniques

Pecked, stretched, twisted, tied

Dimensions

99 x 22 x 6.5 cm

Place

Patagonia; Argentina

Geographical Areas

Patagonia

See related items

Aónikenk (Southern Tehuelche)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

On View

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southern Cone/Patagonia

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69ba13cb6-7844-4923-ba8a-3de7ab50eace

Record ID

NMAI_197379