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1924.46.56

Necklace of glass trade beads (mainly blue-and-white striped) with 29 upper incisors of pigs. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/12/2005]

1924.46.56

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Collection type
Object
Description
Necklace of glass trade beads (mainly blue-and-white striped) with 29 upper incisors of pigs. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/12/2005]
Geographical reference
Panama
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Panama
San Blas Islands
Cultural groups
Guna
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Glass, Material Pig Tooth Animal, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 290 mm doubled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.46.56

Search terms: Ornament, Trade, Neck Ornament

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