Seed necklace
Object Details
- Notes
- Long strand of 3 pati palm seeds followed by 1 red/black ormosia seed. Necklace has 6 dangles of pati palm, each ending with 1 ormosia seed with 1 green parrot (?) feather attached. Dr. Newton says this was obtained from Yonbru kru Orlando, a 28 y/o male, and made by mother, Tanda?te, a 58 y/o female. Unused. Cordage is 2z tucum/caroa. Beads: large red ormosia, pati palm seed and parrot feathers. Price paid: unknown.
- Scaly-headed Parrot, Pionus maximiliani (5 blue/green/red wing & tail feathers).
- Record Last Modified
- 2 Dec 2014
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Culture
- Krikati
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Accession Date
- 24 Apr 2006
- Collection Date
- 1984
- Accession Number
- 400194
- USNM Number
- E431198-0
- Collector
- Dr. Dolores Newton
- Donor Name
- Dr. Dolores Newton
- Object Type
- Necklace
- Length
- 48 cm
- Width
- 11 cm
- Place
- Sao Jose, Timbira, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
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- Anthropology
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8545215
