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Object Number
989-26-30/11593
Display Title
Women's beaded necklace, highly valued
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
didia
Object Description
Women's beaded necklace highly valued. six strands of multicolored beads tied together at both ends with plant fiber. (didia) beads are obtained through inter-communal trade + from outside river traders (regatones)
Inventory Description
Necklace, 7 jaguar teeth strung on vegetable fiber cord, each tooth perforated a
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Urarina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
<State>
/
<County>
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Santa Caramela
South America / Peru / Loreto Region
South America / Peru / Loreto Region
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, northeast
Materials
Tooth, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm (3 1/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
989-26-30/11593
Provenance
Collector
Bartholomew Dean
(June 1989 - September 8, 1989)
Collector
Michelle McKinley
(Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
Donor
Bartholomew Dean
(Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
Donor
Michelle McKinley
(June 1989 - September 8, 1989)
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