Necklace
87-34-32
From: Venezuela
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 87-34-32 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Warao |
Provenience | Venezuela |
Culture Area | Amazonia |
Section | American |
Materials | Job's Tears Seed | Animal Tooth |
Description | Made from seeds (Job's tears?) and tapir tooth. Men and women wear these to cure toothache. Traditional type of necklace using seeds, before beads were available. |
Length | 33 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Charles Briggs, 1987 |
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