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Object Number
78-5-30/16779
Display Title
Necklace of feathers
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Necklace, red and tellow feathers on cord, with 2 shells on tie cord
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Amazonas
Materials
Feather, Vegetable fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 19 x 1 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
16779
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
(1878)
Collector
Hassler Expedition
(1878)
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1878)
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