Accession No
Z 29609 D
Description
String of small black cylindrical shell beads interspersed with white and tan coloured beads.
Place
Americas; South America; Peru
Period
?Pre-Hispanic/Pre-Columbian
Source
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 29609 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
410mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Original description for Z 29609[A-H]: 'Beads; also one wooden ?whistle. One strand large beads of stone, pottery, shell and electron. Three strands small black cylindrical ?bone or shell beads with interspersed coloured ones. One has a bird-like head as centrepiece. Two strands reddish ?bone beads, one has two carved mother-of-pearl pendants with zigzag edges. Two plaited string necklets with pear-shaped copper amulet.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
String of small black cylindrical shell beads interspersed with white and tan coloured beads.
Event Date 13/12/2024
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
FM:322539
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