Culture/People:

Guna (Kuna)  Search this

Collector:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Object Name:

Airplane model

Media/Materials:

Wood, cotton twine/string

Techniques:

Carved, drilled, pegged, strung

Dimensions:

85.00 x 46.00 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling

Place:

Río Sangandí (Samgandí) and Río Tubugandí; Guna de Madugandí Indigenous Territory; Panama

Date created:

circa 1920

Collection History:

Collected in 1924 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

12/8753

Barcode:

128753.000

See related items:

Guna (Kuna)

Games, Toys, Gambling

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6666f4743-0b39-4354-8f48-742c049c2659

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_138502