Amulet
96-1-812
From: Venezuela | Doro Ana
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Ndi |
| Object Number | 96-1-812 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pume | Yaruro |
| Provenience | Venezuela | Doro Ana |
| Culture Area | Circum-Caribbean |
| Date Made | 1980-1993 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Stone | Anthracite (uncertain) |
| Description | Stone carved into the shape of a four legged animal and has a hole in the back end of it where a short string is tied around it. It is worn by women on necklaces of commercial beads and coins,and are infrequently worn singly by men on curagua thread or nylon strings. |
| Length | 1.53 cm |
| Width | 0.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Russell D. Greaves, 1996 |
| Other Number | 1992-3-651 - Field No SF | 898 - Collector Number |
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