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Object Number
11-43-30/82950
Display Title
Crab shell necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklaces, crab shell fragments with red glass beads.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Arawak
- Wapishana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
British Guiana
South America / Guyana
South America / Guyana
Materials
Crab shell, Glass, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 32.4 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm (12 3/4 x 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Raw Material
Necklace |
Guyana
British Guiana | |
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Necklace
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| |
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Ornament
|
Village of Kowel
| |
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Necklace
|
Village of Kowel
| |
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Necklace
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Oceania
| |
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Faunal
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
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Claw
|
Cameroon
| |
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Ornament
|
Village of Kowel
| |
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Necklace
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Marakei Island
| |
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Necklace
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United States
| |
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Necklace
|
New Mexico?
Arizona? | |
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Necklace
|
United States
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