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1954.2.103

Circular shell used in ceremonial arm bands, with a painted design on the surface and a hole through the centre. [SM 07/04/2008]

1954.2.103

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular shell used in ceremonial arm bands, with a painted design on the surface and a hole through the centre. [SM 07/04/2008]
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 Snail-Shell Animal, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Perforated, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.2.103

Search terms: Animalia, Ornament, Clothing, Ritual and Ceremonial, Trade, Body Art, Shell, Arm Ornament