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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Yoeme (Yaqui)  Search this
Possible owner:
Lorencio Armenta, Yoeme (Yaqui) [Pascua Yaqui]  Search this
Collector:
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951  Search this
Object Name:
Neck ornament
Media/Materials:
Turtle shell/carapace, limpet shell/shells, bird beak
Techniques:
Strung
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Sonora State; Mexico (inferred)
Collection History:
Collected in in 1919 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI), possibly from Lorencio Armenta (Yoeme), during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Catalog Number:
9/23
Barcode:
090023.000
See related items:
Yoeme (Yaqui)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f16bb357-b8ab-45f9-8c54-fa7417867768
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_96796