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Object Number
10-58-30/82713
Display Title
?? "much valued for medicinal propertys."
Descriptions
Object Description
?? "much valued for medicinal propertys."
Inventory Description
Ornament, twisted fiber strand with hanging feathers and perforated large teeth.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
British Guiana
South America / Guyana
South America / Guyana
Materials
Tooth, Fiber, Feather, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 13 x 1.5 cm (16 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
82713
Provenance
Collector
Rev. John W. Ogilvie
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