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1954.2.90

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

1954.2.90

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Collection type
Object
Description
Necklace composed of white trade beads & wool, strung on cotton. Red wool streamers & blue trade silk tassels 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, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 510 mm folded in half, Width: max 19 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.2.90

Search terms: Ornament, Bead, Trade, Neck Ornament

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