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Object Number
21-49-30/F284
Display Title
Beetle wing hair ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Rattle or hair ornament, cotton cord bound ring with knotted on beetle wings
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Carib
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
British Guiana
Additional Geographic Terms
Essequibo River
Materials
Cotton, Beetle wing
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 x 10.5 cm (2 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
F284
Provenance
Collector
W. J. La Varre, Jr.
(1921)
Seller
W. J. La Varre, Jr.
(1921)
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