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Ornaments with shell pendants
Ornaments with shell pendants
Object Number 18-12-30/F185
Display Title Ornaments with shell pendants
Descriptions
Inventory Description Feather ornaments with hanging shell pendants on string, reed shaft.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Caraya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Araquaya; Goyas
Materials Feather, Reed, Cotton, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 7 x 1.5 cm (11 x 2 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object F185

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