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Object Number
986-5-20/26185
Display Title
Necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of coral(?) beads; Guatemalan and Mexican coins of various sizes; clear blue glass beads shaped like arrowheads; clear and opaque glass beads; spherical metal beads; metal charms; glass and metal charms; metal crosses; strung on cotton string
Inventory Description
Necklace, coral beads, silver coins, glass beads, silver beads, silver crosses
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939 ca?
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Materials
Glass, Metal, Cotton string
Dimensions
Overall: 190 x 3 x 1.1 cm (74 13/16 x 1 3/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-5-20/26185
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
Donor
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(1930-1939 ca? - 1986)
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