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1957.2.8B

Capybara tooth necklace. [BS [OPS Move] 16/11/2016]

1957.2.8B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Capybara tooth necklace. [BS [OPS Move] 16/11/2016]
Long description
Capybara tooth necklace. The tooth is encased in wax at the top and down the centre of the tooth. A plaited yarn is also encased through the wax from which the tooth hangs. [BS [OPS Move] 16/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil
Province of Northern Goias Tocantins River Rio do Sono
Cultural groups
Xerente
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1957
Date collected
By 1957
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1957
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Wax, Material Pig Tooth Animal, Process Plaited, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Length: max 661 mm, Width: max 32 mm, Depth: max 22 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1957.2.8B

Search terms: Ornament, Status, Neck Ornament

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