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(crab shell?) and bead necklaces
(crab shell?) and bead necklaces
Object Number 10-58-30/82873
Display Title (crab shell?) and bead necklaces
Descriptions
Object Description Crab shell (?) and bead necklaces
Inventory Description Necklaces, crab shell fragments with red, white and blue glass beads.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Atorai
  • Wapishana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana
South America / British Guiana
Materials Crab shell, Glass, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm (13 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2

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