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Object Number
989-26-30/11605
Display Title
Portion of a strand of a shell chest plate/ necklace (eruricadi)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
eruricadi
Object Description
Portion of a strand of a shell chest plate/ necklace (eruricadi) consists of shell and plant fiber. used by uraruna headman. shells: 10.2 x7.5 strand 40 (l)
Inventory Description
Necklace portion, 9 shell fragments, perforated at one end, strung on vegetable
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Urarina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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<State>
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<County>
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Santa Beatriz
Additional Geographic Terms
Chambira river basin; Northeastern Peru
Materials
Shell, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 x 4.6 x 0.3 cm (2 1/8 x 1 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
989-26-30/11605
Provenance
Collector
Bartholomew Dean
(June 1989 - September 8, 1989)
Collector
Michelle McKinley
(Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
Donor
Michelle McKinley
(June 1989 - September 8, 1989)
Donor
Bartholomew Dean
(Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
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