Vilcabamba Mountains / Cutivireni River, Junin (not certain), Peru, South America
Accession Date:
4 Aug 1999
Collection Date:
Aug 1988
Notes:
SEED NECKLACE MADE FROM THE SEEDS OF THE UMARO ITSUKI (TREE), THE KUSERIKI (TREE) AND MAABIKI (TREE). MADE IN TWO PARTS, EACH WITH LARGE AND SMALL SEEDS STRUNG TOGETHER ON SHORT LENGTHS OF STRING AND TIED TO A LONG COTTON STRING. WHEN SEWN ON A WOMAN'S CUSHMA, THE NOISE AMUSES CHILDREN. COLLECTED FROM THE VILLCABAMBA MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CUTIVIRENI RIVER BETWEEN 600 AND 2000 METERS ALTITUDE.