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Necklace

Object Details

Collection History
Collected between 1927 and 1930 by Joy Barber Woodson (1904-1983) or her husband William Irvin Woodson (1900-1972, an executive with Texaco) when they lived in Panama; inherited by their daughter Sara Lucy Woodson Sabatelli (1942-1997); donated to MAI by Mrs. Sabatelli in 1985.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Guna (Kuna)
Collector
Joy Barber Woodson (Joy Belle Barber/Mrs. William Irvin Woodson), Non-Indian, 1904-1983
William Irvin Woodson, Non-Indian, 1900-1972
Previous owner
Joy Barber Woodson (Joy Belle Barber/Mrs. William Irvin Woodson), Non-Indian, 1904-1983
William Irvin Woodson, Non-Indian, 1900-1972
Sara Lucy Woodson Sabatelli, Non-Indian, 1942-1997
Donor
Sara Lucy Woodson Sabatelli, Non-Indian, 1942-1997
Date created
circa 1920
Object Name
Necklace
Media/Materials
Silver coin/coins, glass bead/beads, cordage
Techniques
Drilled, strung, knotted, tied
Dimensions
93.5 x 3.3 cm
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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