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Object Number
2004.24.15804
Display Title
Boar tusk necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Boar tusk necklace. Brazil, Rio Parima, Mayongon Indians. Taken by F.P. Orchard. F-527. Fig: Memoirs, vol. VII, fig. 132, b, p. 155. Scale: length as shown 76.2 cm. (30 inches)
Keywords
- Field
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Accessory
- Necklace
- Ornament
- Boar
- tusk
Department
Photographic
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Yecuana
- Mayoncong
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Uatatas
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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