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Object Number
08-12-30/73060
Display Title
Dance girdle or necklace of worked teeth
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sash, perforated animal teeth strung on fiber with ties at ends
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tariana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Additional Geographic Terms
Waupés River
Materials
Tooth, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 22 x 1 cm (15 3/8 x 8 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73060
Provenance
Collector
Dr. A. Hamilton Rice
(1906-1908)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. A. Hamilton Rice
(1908)
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