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Culture/People
Shuar/Achuar
Collector
E. Erskine Loch (Eric Erskine Loch), Non-Indian, 1881-1944
Donor
E. Erskine Loch (Eric Erskine Loch), Non-Indian, 1881-1944
Object Name
Necklace
Media/Materials
Monkey tooth/teeth, glass bead/beads, cordage
Techniques
Strung
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Place
Oriente Region; Ecuador
Collection History
Collected between 1932 and 1936 by explorer and field collector Eric Erskine Loch (1881-1944); donated to MAI by E. Erskine Loch in 1937.