Mate straw/Bombilla
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Non-Indian (attributed)
label: Collector
content: J. Louis Schaefer (John Louis Schaefer), Non-Indian, 1867-1927
label: Previous owner
content: J. Louis Schaefer (John Louis Schaefer), Non-Indian, 1867-1927
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Karsch Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1872-1955
label: Donor
content: J. Louis Schaefer, Jr. (John Louis Schaefer, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1898-1981
label: Donor
content: Kathryn S. Gerdau (Kathryn Schaefer Gerdau/Mrs. Carl Gerdau), Non-Indian, 1900-1964
label: Donor
content: Susan Grace Sandblom (Susan Grace Schaefer Sandblom/Mrs. John Philip Sandblom), Non-Indian, 1907-1994
label: Donor
content: Bernhard K. Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1897-1985
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected in the early 1900s by J. Louis Schaefer (1867-1927, a New York City banker with financial interests in Latin America) during travel to South America; inherited by his wife, Susan Karsch Schaefer (1872-1955); donated to MAI in 1956 by their children: J. Louis Schaefer, Jr. (1898-1981), Kathryn Schafer Gerdau (Mrs. Carl Gerdau, 1900-1964), Susan Grace Schaefer Sandblom (Mrs. John Philip Sandblom, 1907-1994); and Bernhard K. Schaefer (1897-1985).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Argentina
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Food/Beverage Serving
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/5032
label: Barcode
content: 225032.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food/Beverage Serving
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mate straw/Bombilla
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver
label: Techniques
content: Perforated