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1884.110.5

Jingle of seed shells, halved and scooped, mounted with beads on a cotton band as a necklet [JID 24/1/2020]

1884.110.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Jingle of seed shells, halved and scooped, mounted with beads on a cotton band as a necklet [JID 24/1/2020]
Geographical reference
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Georgetown
Cultural groups
Carib
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874
Date collected
Prior to 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Plant Seed Capsule, Material Bead, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material String, Process Hollowed, Process Woven, Process Strung
Dimensions
Diameter: max 370 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.110.5
Research and responses

A missionary / clergyman of this name [Richard Elliot] was based in Demerara where the artefact comes from from 1813, this may be the same person see 'Crowns of glory, tears of blood' by Emília Viotti da Cost, available by Googlebooks [AP 9/7/2009]

Search terms: Music, Ornament, Cordage, Musical Instrument, Neck Ornament, Rattle

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