Necklace
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1917 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 6/3097
- Barcode
- 063097.000
- Culture/People
- Akawaio (Acawai)
- Collector
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Necklace
- Media/Materials
- Agouti tooth/teeth, feather/feathers
- Techniques
- Strung
- Place
- Potaro River; Potaro-Siparuni Region; Guyana
- See related items
- Akawaio (Acawai)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Record ID
- NMAI_68206
- Usage
- CC0
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