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Culture/People:
Mebêngôkre (Kayapó/Cayapo) [Xikrin]  Search this
Seller:
George Love, Non-Indian, 1937-1995  Search this
Collector:
George Love, Non-Indian, 1937-1995  Search this
Object Name:
Child's necklace
Media/Materials:
Shell/shells, seed/seeds, cotton cord/cordage, paint
Techniques:
Cut, perforated, strung, wrapped
Dimensions:
53 x 31 x 4 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term:
ngàpõkredjê
Place:
Xikrin village; Pará State, North Region; Brazil
Date created:
circa 1960
Collection History:
Collected in 1966 by photographer George Love (1937-1995) while accompanying an ethnographic expedition; purchased by MAI from George Love in 1967.
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Catalog Number:
23/9438
Barcode:
239438.000
See related items:
Mebêngôkre (Kayapó/Cayapo) [Xikrin]
Adornment/Jewelry
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2a9583d-408a-45d6-b2be-cee2f09fa42d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_255000