Culture/People:

Enxet (Lengua)  Search this

Previous owner:

A. Hecht, Non-Indian  Search this

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Ear ornament

Media/Materials:

Glass bead/beads, cordage

Techniques:

Strung

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Chaco region; Paraguay

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1905 from A. Hecht; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).

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Catalog Number:

8/8869

Barcode:

088869.000

See related items:

Enxet (Lengua)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61f0354ac-ac5f-44bd-be33-5984b644e019

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_95847