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Beetle wing ornament
Object Number 10-58-30/82784
Display Title Beetle wing ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, string wrapped wooden ring, hanging beetle wings.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wapishana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
South America / Guyana
Materials Wood, Beetle wing, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 6.1 x 5.5 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 82784
Provenance
Collector Rev. John W. Ogilvie (1910)
Seller Rev. John W. Ogilvie (1910)

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