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Feather and bead ornament. A lip ornament. Pieces of string with plastic beads and seeds threaded onto them. The strings are decorated with red, yellow and orange feathers.

ornament
13.8.48/7
Anthropology

1 item (description level: whole)
Additional names, titles, or classifications
classified as:  ornaments (personal adornment)
object name (Horniman Ethno.):  ornament
object name (unclassified):  lip ornament
common name:  armlets,aprons etc of bark,beads feathers,cloth

Place
Guyana, South America; Americas
Additional place information
made or collected:  Guyana 

Materials and techniques
string; seed; feather; bead
Additional material & technique information
material: string (overall)
material: seed (overall)
material: feather (overall)
material: bead (overall)
Measurements
overall: 35 x 335 x 170 mm
Additional measurement information
overall: 35 x 335 x 170 mm

Provenance
vendor:  Cameron, J. D. J., Mr  sale 1948-08-13


Related objects
associated object:  loincloth (13.8.48/11)
associated object:  belt (13.8.48/12)
associated object:  head ring (13.8.48/5)
associated object:  apron (13.8.48/13)
Related subjects
material: bead
unclassified: bead
material: feather
unclassified: feather
object name (unclassified): lip ornaments
classified as: ornaments (personal adornment)
material: seed
unclassified: seed
material: string
unclassified: string

Record created 2000-01-22 by EOLIVARI
Record last updated 2013-04-11 by SBYRNE

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  • in store

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