Felix V. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1909-1990 Search this
Previous owner:
Felix V. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1909-1990 Search this
Donor:
Pauline G. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1915-2005 Search this
Object Name:
Necklace
Media/Materials:
Insect/insect parts
Techniques:
Strung
Dimensions:
68 x 4 x 4 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Plains, Río Orinoco and Río Vichada region; Vichada Department; Colombia
Date created:
circa 1935
Collection History:
Collected by Felix V. DiGiovanni (1909-1990, an explorer and photographer) while traveling and making an ethnographic film in Colombia between 1933 and the early 1940s; donated to NMAI in 1992 by his wife Pauline G. DiGiovanni (1915-2005).
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