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Chest ornament/Pectoral

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector), probably between 1925 and 1927; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1927.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Asháninka (Campa/Chuncha)
Collector
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Previous owner
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Seller
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Object Name
Chest ornament/Pectoral
Media/Materials
Vegetal Fiber
Techniques
Knotted
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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