Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Previous owner
content: Christian F. Witzke, Non-Indian, 1856-1921
label: Seller
content: Christian F. Witzke, Non-Indian, 1856-1921
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Christian F. Witzke (1856-1921, director of the National Museums of Venezuela); purchased by George Heye from Christian Witzke in 1915.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Las Mesitas, near Teta de Niquitao; Boconó Municipality; Trujillo State, Andean Region; Venezuela
setName: label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/8638
label: Barcode
content: 048638.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled