Earrings

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Date created: 1900-1930

Culture/People: Wixarika (Huichol)
Collector: Donald B. Cordry (Donald Bush Cordry), Non-Indian, 1907-1978

Collection History: Collected in 1937 by Donald B. Cordry (1907-1978, a collector and amateur ethnologist) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Las Guásimas (Las Huasimas); Nayarit State; Mexico

See related items: Wixarika (Huichol); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/5241
Barcode: 195241.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, silver coin/coins, cotton cord/cordage
Techniques: Drilled, gourd stitch/brick stitch/netted beadwork, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws665c1f855-cf6a-480e-99d7-bebc895941d8

Record ID: NMAI_208814