Object Details
Culture/People
Karajá (Caraja)
Collector
George Tamarski, Non-Indian, 1903-1987
Previous owner
George Tamarski, Non-Indian, 1903-1987
Seller
George Tamarski, Non-Indian, 1903-1987
Collection History
Collected by George Tamarski (1903-1987, a Ukrainian-born filmmaker who worked in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s); purchased by MAI from George Tamarski in 1962.
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Date created
circa 1960
Catalog Number
23/1882
Barcode
231882.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Rattle
Media/Materials
Gourd, wood, vegetal fiber, feather/feathers, cotton cord/cordage
Techniques
Cut, carved, twill-plaited, wrapped, tied
Place
Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
Island Name
Ilha do Bananal
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Karajá (Caraja)
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_247039