Necklace

Museum number:
16-15008
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2927
Description:
Necklace, palm wood and black seeds; wood is cut in shape of animal teeth; these are strung on cord, separated by interval of one seeds; single strand; 18 cm diameter approx.
Donor:
Allen W. Johnson, Orna R. Johnson, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Shimaa village, Rio Kompiroshiato, Montaña, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Machiguenga
Collector:
Allen W. Johnson and Orna R. Johnson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Accession date:
1973
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 16-15008, described as Necklace, palm wood and black seeds; wood is cut in shape of animal teeth; these are strung on cord, separated by interval of one seeds; single strand; 18 cm diameter approx.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 16-15008, described as Necklace, palm wood and black seeds; wood is cut in shape of animal teeth; these are strung on cord, separated by interval of one seeds; single strand; 18 cm diameter approx.

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