Human hair neck ornament
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1829
name: label: Collector
content: Dr F. Wessels
label: Donor Name
content: Accession Number Unknown
notes: label: Notes
content: This object was not collected by the U.S. Exploring Expedition. The catalogue card is in error. The Anthropology ledger book identifies the collector as "Dr. F. Wessels." See Anthropology ledger book for Catalogue No. E5740, which is also from Wessels, but where the ledger book entry also lists "National Institute." This may be part of either National Institute Accession No. 81 or 135. See also remarks for E2126.
label: Notes
content: From card: "Neck ornament of braided human hair and sea horse tooth".
label: Notes
content: The "sea horse tooth" referenced on the card is presumably walrus ivory.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Aug 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), United States, Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 000000
label: USNM Number
content: E3564-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Necklace