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Necklace of feathers
Object Number 78-5-30/16780
Display Title Necklace of feathers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, woven fiber band with feathers, tied with hanging feathers.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Betoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Amazonas
Additional Geographic Terms Amazons, Province of; Waupes R
Materials Fiber, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 41.7 x 17.8 x 8.7 cm (16 7/16 x 7 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 16780
Provenance
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz (1878)
Collector Thayer Expedition
Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1878)

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