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Object Number 32-12-30/5
Display Title Necklace of monkey teeth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace of perforated teeth on string.
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quayaki?
  • Tupi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Paraguay / <State> / <County> / San Juaqui / Soto Villa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms Paraguay, northeast; upland section of territory
Materials Bone, String
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 3 x 0.9 cm (12 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Donald Wees
Collector Ernesto Schaerer
Donor Donated by Ernesto Schaerer
Donor Donated by Donald Wees

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