Culture/People:

Mehináku (Mehinacu)  Search this

Collector:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Previous owner:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Donor:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Object Name:

Necklace

Media/Materials:

Snail shell/shells, cotton cord/cordage

Techniques:

Drilled, tied, braided

Dimensions:

91 x 3.8 x 0.7 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Parque Indígena do Xingu (Xingu Indian Reservation); Northeast Mesoregion, North Araguaia Microregion; Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

Date created:

1990-1998

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of the Amanaka'a Amazon Network (New York City), a nonprofit environmental education organization that assisted indigenous Amazonian communities in protecting their environments and maintaining traditional, sustainable technologies; donated to NMAI by the Amanaka'a Amazon Network in 1998.

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Catalog Number:

25/4955

Barcode:

254955.000

See related items:

Mehináku (Mehinacu)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6da13239f-dc85-437a-910f-bb9b09296c17

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_270821