Dorsal Neck Pendant With Gourd
date: label: Accession Date
content: 22 Aug 2001
label: Collection Date
content: November 29, 1993
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. William Crocker
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: DORSAL NECK PENDANT WITH SMALL GOURD BOWL OR CRAT-RE. GIVEN TO A GIRL FOR PERFORMANCE IN THE KHEETUWAYE FESTIVAL. IN THIS CASE, WORN BY ROSITA A?HKRA, A KEETUWAYE GIRL-ASSOCIATE IN 1983? THE ELDERS GAVE IT TO SUELY PULKHY FOR HER GOOD PERFORMANCE DURING THE FESTIVAL. MADE OF COMMERCIAL CORDING, TUCUM FIBER, GOURD, DEER HOOF TIPS, THREE SHADES OF BLUE, ORANGE, YELLOW, AND GREEN GLASS BEADS, PEARL AND GOLD PLASTIC BEADS. THE DEER HOOF TIPS ARE SUSPENDED FROM BEADED STRINGS WHICH ARE TIED ONTO COMMERICAL CORDING WITH FINE TUCUM CORD. CORDAGE IS URUCUED. HALF OF A SMALL GOURD IS ATTACHED TO THE COMMERICAL CORD BY A SHORT STRING OF RED BEADS, AND ANCHORED BY A SMALL GREEN BEAD.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Escalvado, Timbira, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Canela
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 416179
label: USNM Number
content: E428245-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pendant