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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Guna (Kuna)  Search this
Collector:
Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (F. A. Mitchell-Hedges), Non-Indian, 1882-1959  Search this
Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (Lilian Mabel Alice Roussel), Non-Indian, 1885-1946  Search this
Donor:
Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (F. A. Mitchell-Hedges), Non-Indian, 1882-1959  Search this
Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (Lilian Mabel Alice Roussel), Non-Indian, 1885-1946  Search this
Object Name:
Necklace
Media/Materials:
Cowrie shell/shells, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Strung
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Panama
Collection History:
Collected by explorer/adventurers Lady Lilian Mabel Alice Richmond Brown (1885-1946) and Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges (1882-1959), probably in the early 1920s; donated to MAI by Lady Richmond Brown and Frederick Mitchell-Hedges in 1929.
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Catalog Number:
16/6339
Barcode:
166339.000
See related items:
Guna (Kuna)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6488ff18a-051a-410b-b9c7-76ae64b86a31
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_178207