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String of child's beads made from "Tears of Saint Peter"
String of child's beads made from "Tears of Saint Peter"
Object Number 40-81-20/7819
Display Title String of child's beads made from "Tears of Saint Peter"
Descriptions
Object Description String of child's beads made from "Tears of Saint Peter"
Inventory Description Necklace, 42 white seeds strung and knotted on string
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala
Additional Geographic Terms Los Margaritas, about 25 leagues from; Usumacinta river, on the
Materials Seed, String
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm (10 5/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-81-20/7819

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