Description (Physical description)
Pearly white shell disc which would have been attached to piece of cane. Remains of cane attached to back with protium resin.

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Author: Louise Puckett

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1934.648 A-C: 'Three shells which formerly had been attached to pieces of cane.'

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Author: maa

Context (References)
Whiffen, Thomas William. 1915. The North West Amazons. London: Constable and Co. See p. 85-86.
Event Date 1915
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Acquisition Details)
Probably acquired by MAA in April 1934.
Event Date 4/1934
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
For further information see T. Cotterill's research notes (UCMAA archive reference number W19/1/4), which includes: references to Whiffen's notes on each object type with additional notes; a survey of similar objects from the same ethic groups in the collections of other British museums, cross-referenced with each object; general notes on the Whiffen collection and a historical introduction to the region in which Whiffen collected, with a bibliography; a brief biography of the collector together with correspondence with the Whiffen family; cross-references to Whiffen photographs.
Event Date 01/06/1997
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
The MAA Photograph Collections contain approximately 100 images taken on the same expedition, many of which depict the same types of objects in use.
Event Date 01/06/1997
Author: Louise Puckett

Context (Amendments / updates)
Ethnic group suggested because those objects in the Whiffen collection whose ethnic group is known are Witotoan. It is therefore probable that similar objects in the collection are also be Witotoan.

Event Date 1/6/1997
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Pearly white shell disc, convex. Large amount of dark protium resin on one side.
Event Date 17/6/2021
Author: Louise Puckett