Collector:

Dr. Michael Mason  Search this

Donor Name:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Length - (W/chain):

84 cm

Width - Object:

15 cm

Height - Object:

1 cm

Culture:

Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner  Search this

Object Type:

Pendant

Place:

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Accession Date:

4 Aug 1999

Collection Date:

1996

Notes:

IN CANDOMBLE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, ITEMS LIKE THIS ARE WORN IN DANCES FOR OXOSSI, THE DEITY OF THE HUNT AND THE WOODS. WHITE METAL SHIELD-SHAPED PENDANT HAS 1 STRAIGHT AND 3 CURVED EDGES. STRAIGHT END IS MADE FROM BENT METAL FOLDED OVER TO FORM V-SHAPED FLAP. 2 HOLES AT THESE CORNERS HAVE METAL LINK CHAIN. FLAP AND REST OF PENDANT DECORATED WITH STAMPED AND PUNCHED KNOBS, LINES. CENTRAL DESIGN IS A BOW-AND-ARROW MOTIF WITH ARROW POINTING LEFT (SEE CAT NO E428583 FOR ACTUAL BOW-AND-ARROW FORM).

Record Last Modified:

5 Oct 2015

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

420720

USNM Number:

E428586-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bb33685c-ae84-4281-811b-55c64f845938

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502930