Description (Labels & Markings)
Old paper label attached to object reads: 'No. 1480 c. Tied around jaw. Supposed to cure toothache. From Town of Napo.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old paper label attached to object reads: '1903.249 B. Frontlet. Town of Napo, Ecuador. Baron Von Hugel.'
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old metal label attached to object reads: AS 6P.
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card reads, 'Sometimes used as a cure for headache. (These ornaments form part of the dress of the Rio Napo natives of Ecuador - the seconds ?reads the following, "Tied round the jaw supposed to cure toothache.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for E 1903.249 [A-B]: 'Two frontlets of cut porcupine quills, a larger and a smaller sometimes used as a cure for headache. (These ornaments are part of the dress of the Rio Napo natives of Ecuador [?] second [?] the following 1. Tied around the jaw supposed to cure tooth ache.'
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Context (Acquisition Details)
Purchased from Edward Whymper by Baron von Hugel and presented by von Hügel to the Museum in 1887.
Event Date 1887
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Frontlet comprising of porcupine quills strung along two fibre strands. Copper wire attached at ends. Used as a cure for toothaches.
Event Date 16/7/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal

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