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Object Number
43-13-30/4099
Display Title
String of shells (siyolai) - the closest thing to native "money"; +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
siyolai
Inventory Description
Necklace, discoidal shell beads strung on braided vegetable fiber cord
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Pilagá
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Argentina
Additional Geographic Terms
Gran Chaco; Pilcomayo River, near
Materials
Shell, Vegetable fiber, Silk ribbon
Dimensions
Overall: 54.5 x 4 cm (21 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
43-13-30/4099
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