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Ear ornament

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1911 by Isaiah Bowman (1878-1950, Director of the American Geographical Society from 1915 to 1935) during research in South America; donated to MAI by Isaiah Bowman in 1917.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Asháninka (Campa/Chuncha)
Collector
Isaiah Bowman, Non-Indian, 1878-1950
Previous owner
Isaiah Bowman, Non-Indian, 1878-1950
Donor
Isaiah Bowman, Non-Indian, 1878-1950
Object Name
Ear ornament
Media/Materials
Coconut shell, seed/seeds, cordage
Techniques
Strung
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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