Culture/People:

Guna (Kuna)  Search this

Collector:

Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (F. A. Mitchell-Hedges), Non-Indian, 1882-1959  Search this

Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (Lilian Mabel Alice Roussel), Non-Indian, 1885-1946  Search this

Donor:

Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (F. A. Mitchell-Hedges), Non-Indian, 1882-1959  Search this

Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (Lilian Mabel Alice Roussel), Non-Indian, 1885-1946  Search this

Object Name:

Pendant

Media/Materials:

Whale tooth/teeth

Techniques:

Perforated

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Panama

Collection History:

Collected by explorer/adventurers Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (1885-1946) and Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (1882-1959), probably in the early 1920s; donated to MAI by Lady Richmond Brown and Frederick Mitchell-Hedges in 1929.

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Catalog Number:

16/6324

Barcode:

166324.000

See related items:

Guna (Kuna)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63e712145-c8cd-472f-bad5-3d3d9df80d9f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_178190