Object Details
Culture/People
probably Guajajára (Guajajara) (attributed)
Previous owner
Luis P. Correa (Luis Prudente Correa), Non-Indian
Seller
Luis P. Correa (Luis Prudente Correa), Non-Indian
Possible owner
Fundacao Nacional do Indio (Brazilian National Indian Foundation/FUNAI), 1967-
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Luis P. Correa in 1979; Correa may have been acting for FUNAI (the Fundacao Nacional do Indio or Brazilian National Indian Foundation) or may have purchased the item in Brazil in a shop run by FUNAI.
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Date created
1970-1980
Catalog Number
25/1020
Barcode
251020.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Rattle
Media/Materials
Gourd, cotton cord/cordage, job's tear seeds
Techniques
Perforated, knotted, strung, tied
Dimensions
20 x 10 cm
Place
Maranhão State, Northeast Region; Brazil
See related items
Guajajára (Guajajara)
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_266816
