Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Ruby S. Kaufman (Ruby Simmonette Wight/Mrs. William Perot Kaufmann, 1881-1966) and probably brought by her and her parents when they emigrated from Guyana to Canada circa 1910; donated to MAI by Ruby Kaufman in 1936.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Carib [Guyana]
- Previous owner
- Ruby S. Kaufman (Ruby Simmonette Wight/Mrs. William Perot Kaufmann), Non-Indian, 1881-1966
- Donor
- Ruby S. Kaufman (Ruby Simmonette Wight/Mrs. William Perot Kaufmann), Non-Indian, 1881-1966
- Object Name
- Necklace
- Media/Materials
- Cordage, peccary tooth/teeth
- Techniques
- Braided
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
