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1951.2.32

Unquantified assemblage of ?20 glass, stone and shell beads, strung together; from a grave

1951.2.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Unquantified assemblage of ?20 glass, stone and shell beads, strung together; from a grave
Long description
Necklet of blue tubular beads, glass beads, ‘star’ beads and others, with red shell pendant in bird form.
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Unknown
Date
Date collected
By 1951
Acquisition information
Donated: 1951
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Glass, Material Lapis-lazuli Stone, Material Turquoise Stone, Material Shell, Process Strung
Object numbers
Accession number: 1951.2.32 Other numbers: WHMM no. 122753

Search terms: Ornament, Bead, Figure, Death, Religion, Neck Ornament, Bird Figure, Grave Good