Collar

Museum number:
16-20473
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Alternate number:
61 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4620
Description:
repoussed metal (tumbaga?) collar shaped like a half moon and decorated with a border of birds with a fish in the mouth (15). a boatman on a boat and 2 fish fill the center. 3 holes along top edge may be for attaching to a garment. carnelian residue on verso.
Donor:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
South America, Peru
Collector:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Collars (neckwear)
Context of use:
personal decoration
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 30 centimeters and height 9.8 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Collar, accession number 16-20473, described as repoussed metal (tumbaga?) collar shaped like a half moon and decorated with a border of birds with a fish in the mouth (15). a boatman on a boat and 2 fish fill the center. 3 holes along top edge may be for attaching to a garment. carnelian residue on verso.

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