Accession No
TEMP.01324
Description
Neck ornament of seven yellow bird skins with additional ornamental feathers and one red bird suspended from a main woven band from which separate bands emerge decorated with bird bones and seeds.
Place
Americas; South America; Ecuador
Period
Source
Webster, William Downing [vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01324; MAA: 1887.73 D [incorrect]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Seed; Feather; Animal; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
920mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
A necklace made of bird's bodies and ?bead/?bird's leg bones.
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Auction / Sale)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: 'Bt. Webster 1906' [transcrived by Lily Stancliffe, 14/07/2021].
Event Date 1906
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Removed from Display 71 on 4 August 1986.
Event Date 4/8/1986
Author: Lucie Carreau
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2021.5148 | Freezing
Event Date 26/11/2021
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Neck ornament of seven yellow bird skins with additional ornamental feathers and one red bird suspended from a main woven band from which separate bands emerge decorated with bird bones and seeds.
Event Date 14/7/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:292810
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