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Seed necklace or bandoleere
Seed necklace or bandoleere
Object Number 12-33-30/84142
Display Title Seed necklace or bandoleere
Descriptions
Inventory Description Seed necklace w/ woven strap and hanging bird, feather and beetle wing ornaments
Classification
  • Necklace
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wapishana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana
South America / British Guiana
Materials Seed, Cotton, Feather, Beetle wing
Dimensions Overall: 57 x 10.5 x 2.2 cm (22 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Rev. John W. Ogilvie (1911)
Seller Rev. John W. Ogilvie (1912)

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