Description (Labels & Markings)
Three teeth necklaces bear old labels with "1887.73 D-F", with "Rio Napo, Baron A.von Hugel.
Event Date
Author: rachel hand

Context (Display)
Label found with object, possibly from display: '1887.73 / Dress made of bark-cloth elaborately trimmed with birds' skins, shells, strings of teeth, seeds etc. Also a feather cap and ornaments of bird bones, beetles wings and seeds and necklaces of teeth and seeds. d.d. Baron von Hugel'
[This label is stored with 1887.73 D-F. Katrina Dring, 23/04/2024]
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Related Documents)
The 1887 Annual Report reads: 'A dress made of barkcloth and elaborately trimmed with bird-skins, strings of teeth, seeds etc; a feather cap; an ornament of bird bones, beetle-wings and seeds, worn hanging down the back and three necklaces of teeth and seeds. *The curator [6 specimens]'.
Event Date 1887
Author: maa

Context (Acquisition Details)
Accession Register Adds: 'Bought from Edward Whymper (£11.2.0) see other book (under 1887.7).' It is not clear what the 'other book' is a reference to at this time. M. Backhouse, 18/07/2004.
Event Date 28/7/2004
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1887.73 D-F: 'Three necklaces of teeth and seeds.'
Event Date 16/3/2005
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Necklace of teeth, possibly peccary. Each tooth is separated by two or three annular white beads; occasional cylindrical bead striped with red, three red beads, one blue bead. A small polished seed pod (Job's tear) is tied onto the string.
Event Date 14/7/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe

Context (Other)
AS numbers: This numbering system was created by Anatole von Hügel in the early years of the Museum. AS stands for 'Americas South'. The number (in this case, '6') indicates that it is the 6th collection from South America to be acquired by the Museum. The letter suffix in superscript differentiates the objects within the 6th collection.
Event Date 18/7/2021
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Amendments / updates)
Shuar; Achuar has been added to the cultural group field for 1887.73 A-F due to similar objects in other collections such as at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Smithsonian.
Event Date 23/4/2024
Author: Katrina Dring