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Object Number 48-17-30/7145
Display Title Necklace of glass beads and teeth (tehte)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term tehte
Inventory Description Necklace, blue and red glass beads with large hanging teeth on fiber.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kofan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Rio San Miguel; Putumayo River Region
Dimensions Overall: 37.5 x 7.1 x 1.5 cm (14 3/4 x 2 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-17-30/7145
Provenance
Collector Mr. Victor W. von Hagen (1947)
Seller Mr. Victor W. von Hagen (November 16, 1948)

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