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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Emberá (Choikoi)  Search this
Collector:
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this
Previous owner:
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this
Seller:
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Object Name:
Ear ornament
Media/Materials:
Wood, silver, cordage
Techniques:
Carved, hammered, tied
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Río Yape (Yapi); Cémaco District; Emberá-Wounaan Indigenous Territory; Panama
Date created:
circa 1910
Collection History:
Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1918 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Catalog Number:
8/3491
Barcode:
083491.000
See related items:
Emberá (Choikoi)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614f901ae-670a-4f53-9ce8-6c97c0d1fc6d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_90015