Necklace
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1968
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Single strand necklace of alternating red tubular beads and scleria seeds. Cord loosely knotted at top. Pendant consists of 4 strands of brown tubular beads, each ending with a cocoon and feathers; some also with deer hoof, seeds and beads. Dr. Newton says this was collected in the Apinaye village of Mariazinha. It was obtained from and made by Amjuk, a 48 y/o female. Unused. Necklace is called meo inku and the cocoon is called amgiore nyuku. I observe that almost all young children wear one of these cocoons. Cordage is 2z tucum. Beads: scleria/aku, rubber/plastic tubular, glass. Other: cocoon and caitutu nails? Feathers, brown and clipped. Price paid: 1.50 crn. Associated specimens: see also field number 1968-110 (E431143) (disease prevention).
label: Notes
content: Orange-winged Parrot, Amazona amazonica (4 green/orange/yellow/brown wing feathers); Scaled Pigeon, Columba speciosa (3 brown feathers).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Apinaye
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431147-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Necklace
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 30 cm
label: Width
content: 6.5 cm