Necklace

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Culture/People: Guna (Kuna)
Collector: Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (F. A. Mitchell-Hedges), Non-Indian, 1882-1959; Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (Lilian Mabel Alice Roussel), Non-Indian, 1885-1946
Donor: Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (F. A. Mitchell-Hedges), Non-Indian, 1882-1959; Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (Lilian Mabel Alice Roussel), Non-Indian, 1885-1946

Collection History: Collected by explorer/adventurers Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (1885-1946) and Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (1882-1959), probably in the early 1920s; donated to MAI by Lady Richmond Brown and Frederick Mitchell-Hedges in 1929.
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Place: Panama

See related items: Guna (Kuna); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/6351
Barcode: 166351.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace
Media/Materials: Animal tooth/teeth, glass bead/beads, porcelain doll
Techniques: Strung, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66feab161-8715-4846-83d6-c455b6fc3a48

Record ID: NMAI_178228