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Object Number
53-29-30/7430
Display Title
2 Tassels made of beetle wings, feathers, cotton and string
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Beetle wing ornaments, feather and hair tips on cotton cord, fiber handle.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Materials
Beetle wing, Feather, Cotton, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 49.6 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm (19 1/2 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
53-29-30/7430
Provenance
Collector
William Bell Taylor
(ca. 1911)
Donor
Donated by
Gordon Bancroft Guptill
(05/16/1953)
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