Dorsal Neck Pendant With Beads And Small Gourd Bowl.
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 BEADS AND SMALL GOURD BOWL, OR CRAT-RE, GENERALLY GIVEN FOR A GOOD PERFORMANCE IN THE PEPCAHAK. THESE WERE MADE FOR BIBAO CROWA-KWYJ, DAUGHTER OF ARISTIDES, A GIRL-ASSOCIATE OF THE PEPKAHAK. IT WAS AWARDED BY THE ELDERS TO DULCIA KAHTAM FOR SINGING WELL. IT IS MADE OF COMMERICAL CORD, GOURD, DEER HOOF TIPS, 2 BRAZILIAN COINS, YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, GREEN, BLUE, WHITE, CLEAR BLUE, CLEAR GREEN AND CLEAR PLASTIC BEADS, AND URUCU. THE COINS AND DEER HOOF TIPS ARE SUSPENDED FROM THE CORD BY BEADED STRINGS. THE HALF GOURD IS ATTACHED TO THE CORD WITH SHORT RED, YELLOW AND PEARL BEADED STRING. PURCHASED FROM KAH?TAM.
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: E428249-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pendant