Bead patch belt
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: Belt is made of dual cotton braids with tubular plastic beads in a zigzag pattern between the braids. Ends form 2 tassels in between which is a beaded patch (pendant). The pendant is made up of 4 rows of 12 each, tubular plastic beads, separated by glass beads. The last row of glass beads supports 12 dangles that have shells at the end. Tassels urucued. Dr. Newton says this was obtained from and made by Eva Veado, a 48 y/o female. Unused. She calls the belt me?pre. Beadwork and band us uhguken. Pendant is amblech. Pendant beadwork is i?u?a?pu, tassel is called ikrudye. Shells: ngubre, comes from Belem, brought by missionaries to sell. There are black shells that come from near by, east, called i?tuk. Belt consists of a pair of round cords, each cord made from 4 strands of 2z cotton with beads set between the cords. Tassels are formed from ends of cords, ( 4) urucu stained. Cordage is 2z tucum/caroa. Glass and rubber/plastic tubular beads. Seashells. Price paid: 4 crn.
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: E431226-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Belt
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 48 cm
label: Width
content: 15 cm