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1954.9.56

Necklace of long beads made of shaped pieces of bird bone, strung on hide strip and tied with a piece of trade cloth. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/7/2005]

1954.9.56

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Collection type
Object
Description
Necklace of long beads made of shaped pieces of bird bone, strung on hide strip and tied with a piece of trade cloth. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/7/2005]
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Cowdray
PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Bird Bone, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Textile, Material Bead, Process Carved, Process Strung, Process Tied, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 370 mm doubled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.9.56 Other numbers: Beasley no. 10.8.1933

Search terms: Ornament, Trade, Bead, Neck Ornament

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