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Collar - 6 munami attached by their beaks to string of red and blue +
Collar - 6 munami attached by their beaks to string of red and blue +
Object Number 35-25-30/1036
Display Title Collar - 6 munami attached by their beaks to string of red and blue +
Descriptions
Object Description Collar - 6 munami attached by their beaks to string of red and blue +
Inventory Description Necklace, whole gutted turquoise birds, bone/feather/string, shell, seed pendant
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Aguarico
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador / <State> / <County> / <City> / Tucano?
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Napo
Materials Bird, Shell, Bone, Feather, Glass, Seed, Cotton string
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 32 x 3.3 cm (14 15/16 x 12 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1 necklace, 1 box of loose feathers and 1 bag of feather fragments and dust
Label on object 35-25-30/1036
Provenance
Expedition Dr. John P. Gillin (1934-1935 - 1935)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1934-1935 - 1935)

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