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#Anteater figure, 1975-77
Warao artist, El Pajal, Venezuela
Carved balsa wood with inlaid seeds
38.2 x 13.4 x 6.2 cm
Smithsonian NMAI 26/7561
https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/object/ark:/65665/ws644efa02d68044054a66f72f6f0ffa297
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“Figure made of carved wood depicting an anteater standing on four feet with a long nose, large rounded tail, and inset black and red seeds for eyes.” “Collection History Collected by photojournalist Claire James Steinberg during a trip to the Orinoco and Amacuro River delta region between December 1976 and January 1977; donated to NMAI by Claire James Steinberg in 2009.”
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