Necklace

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Date created: 1890-1910

Culture/People: Borôro (Bororo)
Collector: Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner: Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Lender: Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (L. L. Legters), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Seller: Reverend David Brainerd Legters, Non-Indian, 1908-2002

Collection History: Collected between 1925 and 1926 by Reverend Leonard Livingston Legters (1873-1940, a missionary who worked in Mexico and Brazil and was a founder of the Wycliffe Bible Society/Wycliffe Bible Translators); lent to MAI by Reverend Leonard Legters in 1939; inherited by his son Reverend David Brainerd Legters (1908-2002); purchased by MAI from Reverend David Legters in 1946.
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Place: Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

See related items: Borôro (Bororo); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6212
Barcode: 026212.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace
Media/Materials: Animal tooth/teeth, cordage, wood
Techniques: Wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6af501db2-75f1-4e55-8881-885e1b0fd627

Record ID: NMAI_27832