Amulet
96-1-865
From: Venezuela | Doro Ana
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Ndi |
Object Number | 96-1-865 |
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 | A stone carved into a clam shape with a hole on the side of 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 | 1.61 cm |
Width | 0.84 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Russell D. Greaves, 1996 |
Other Number | 1992-3-651 - Field No SF | 957 - Collector Number |
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