Figure of a man wrestling a caiman
date: label: Date created
content: 1950-1960
name: label: Culture/People
content: Karajá (Caraja)
label: Collector
content: George Tamarski, Non-Indian, 1903-1987
label: Previous owner
content: George Tamarski, Non-Indian, 1903-1987
label: Seller
content: George Tamarski, Non-Indian, 1903-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: 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.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
label: Island Name
content: Ilha do Bananal
setName: label: See related items
content: Karajá (Caraja)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/1886
label: Barcode
content: 231886.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figure of a man wrestling a caiman
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, paint
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 18 x 14 x 6 cm