- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Necklace. Comprising beads made of white, brown and grey coloured seeds, threaded onto cotton string. Double band of seeds. [ASh [OPS move] 22/11/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Southern Venezuela Orinoco River basin
- Cultural groups
- Sanumá
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1980
- Date collected
- 1979 - 1980
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1981
- Materials and processes
- Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Strung, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Length: max 920 mm, Width: max 35 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1981.33.74 Other numbers: 86
Search terms: Ornament, Bead, Neck Ornament
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