Guilherme Giesbrecht (Wilhelm Giesbrecht), Non-Indian, 1866-1957 Search this
Seller:
Guilherme Giesbrecht (Wilhelm Giesbrecht), Non-Indian, 1866-1957 Search this
MAI agent:
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935 Search this
Presenter/funding source:
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928 Search this
Object Name:
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground, drilled
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Vicopole (Capac) Versiani ravine at the beginning of Serra da Bodoquena near the marsh 68 kilometers from Esperança; Esperança, Miranda Municipality; Pantanal Sul Mesoregion, Aquidauana Microregion; Mato Grosso do Sul State, Central-West Region; Brazil
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Carlos Franco (a resident of Mato Grosso do Sul); acquired from him in 1909 by Guilherme Giesbrecht (1866-1957, a German-born Brazilian engineer); purchased from Guilherme Giesbrecht by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) in 1922 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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