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Catalog Number

CAS 0011-0016A,B   CAS 0011-0016A,B; Earrings
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earrings
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1931
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metallic wood-boring beetle (Euchroma giganteum) wing cases; Toucan (Ramphastidae sp.) feathers; Plant fiber; Reed
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 7.0, Thickness = ca. 5.5, Length = 16.5