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Object Number 61-7-30/8245
Display Title Dorsal neck pendant - small gourd bowl with bead pendants and tassels; ceremonia
Descriptions
Object Description Dorsal neck pendant - small gourd bowl with bead pendants and tassels; ceremonial
Inventory Description Woven cotton string with glass bead and fiber tassles, hanging gourd bowl.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Canela
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Ponto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Baixao Preto
Dimensions Overall: 51.1 x 18 x 4.8 cm (20 1/8 x 7 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-7-30/8245

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