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Object Number 77-35-30/11631
Display Title Necklace, wings of beetles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Beetle wing ornament, feather tips on ends, cotton cord.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Amazon, upper
Dimensions Overall: 128 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm (50 3/8 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Mrs. John Dixwell (08/1877)

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