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Yagán canoe ("ánan") model

1801-1900

Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid
Madrid, Spain

Canoe model composed of three curved bark plates sewn with vegetable fiber. Inside there are 18 bark ribs.

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Title: Yagán canoe ("ánan") model
Date: 1801-1900
Location: Antártica Chilena Province (Chile) and Tierra del Fuego, Anctartica and South Atlantic Islands Province (Argentina)
Type: Models
Original Source: Museo Nacional de Antropología
Rights: Museo Nacional de Antropología
Medium: Magellan’s beech and canelo bark, wood, vegetal fiber, varnish.
Photographer: Javier Rodríguez Barrera

Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid

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