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Object Number
992-27-30/11632
Display Title
Bulb shaped amulet, vegetable fiber
Descriptions
Object Description
Bulb shaped amulet, vegetable fiber
Inventory Description
Fiber ornament, round bundle gathered to form handle. fiber ties.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1931-1992
Culture
- Yaruro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Venezuela
Materials
Fiber, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 6.4 x 6.2 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
992-27-30/11632
Provenance
Collector
Anthony Leeds
(ca. 1958)
Donor
Dr. Elizabeth Leeds
(12/9/92)
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