Chest ornament/Pectoral

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Culture/People: Guna [Guna Yala]
Collector: David B. Stout, Non-Indian, 1913-1968
Previous owner: David B. Stout, Non-Indian, 1913-1968
Seller: David B. Stout, Non-Indian, 1913-1968

Collection History: Collected in 1940 or 1941 by anthropologist David B. Stout (1913-1968) during research in Panama; purchased by MAI from David Stout in 1941.
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Place: Cartí Suitupo (Sugtupu); Cartí Municipality; Guna Yala Indigenous Territory (San Blas); Panama
Archipelago: Archipiélago de San Blas (San Blas Islands)
Island Name: Cartí Suitupo (Sugtupu)
Island Grouping: Islas Cartí

See related items: Guna [Guna Yala]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/4538
Barcode: 204538.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Chest ornament/Pectoral
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, snail shell/shells
Techniques: Gourd stitch/Brick stitch/Netted beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ff09927a-256c-4cbc-b857-1cea8a7011ea

Record ID: NMAI_218532