Animal figurines on rope

Museum number:
3-29589
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030029589
Accession number:
Acc.4554
Description:
Necklace; possible carved palmwood animals and fish on old fiber cordage; one fish, two turtles, one possible cayman, and seventeen quadrupeds, each 6-9 cm long. Old insect damage. Context of use: NOTE: attribution supplied by dealer, may not be accurate.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Animal figurines on rope, accession number 3-29589, described as Necklace; possible carved palmwood animals and fish on old fiber cordage; one fish, two turtles, one possible cayman, and seventeen quadrupeds, each 6-9 cm long. Old insect damage. Context of use: NOTE: attribution supplied by dealer, may not be accurate.

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