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1964.8.27.16B

Plant seed from the contents of shaman's rattle 1964.8.26B: One of 30 'spirit stones': ‘Bird spirit’. [SM 23/12/2008]

1964.8.27.16B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Plant seed from the contents of shaman's rattle 1964.8.26B: One of 30 'spirit stones': ‘Bird spirit’. [SM 23/12/2008]
Geographical reference
Suriname
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Suriname
Alalaparu River
Cultural groups
Trio; Tiriyó
Person
Field collector Peter Gerard Rivière
PRM source Peter Gerard Rivière
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1964
Date collected
1963 - 1964
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Plant Seed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 4 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.8.27.16B
Research and responses

This object was examined by Peter Rivière in January 2009. He noted that the spirit stones inside Shamans' rattles were fed with tobacco by removing the handle from the rattle and blowing smoke inside. [SM 12/01/2009]

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Religious Object, Rattle

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