Neck ornament

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Culture/People: Yoeme (Yaqui)
Possible owner: Lorencio Armenta, Yoeme (Yaqui) [Pascua Yaqui]
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected in in 1919 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI), possibly from Lorencio Armenta (Yoeme), during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Sonora State; Mexico (inferred)

See related items: Yoeme (Yaqui); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/23
Barcode: 090023.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Neck ornament
Media/Materials: Turtle shell/carapace, limpet shell/shells, bird beak
Techniques: Strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f16bb357-b8ab-45f9-8c54-fa7417867768

Record ID: NMAI_96796