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Ornament made from skull (monkey)
Ornament made from skull (monkey)
Object Number 13-16-30/85382
Display Title Ornament made from skull (monkey)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, pair of bone rattles with hanging feather and glass beads, on string.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
South America / Guyana
Materials Feather, Cotton, Bone, Resin, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 13.4 x 4.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85382
Provenance
Collector Rev. John W. Ogilvie

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