Necklace composed of white trade beads & wool, strung on cotton. Red wool streamers at the ends of the ties. [ASh [OPS move] 9/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Necklace composed of white trade beads & wool, strung on cotton. Red wool streamers at the ends of the ties. [ASh [OPS move] 9/12/2016]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana; Mazaruni River
Cultural groups: Akawaio
Person: Field collector Audrey Butt Colson; PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1952
Date collected: 1951 - 1952
Acquisition information: Donated: 1954
Materials and processes: Material Bead, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Strung
Dimensions: Width: max 22 mm, Length: max 510 mm folded in half
Object numbers: Accession number: 1954.2.89

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