FMNH 8247.nosub[1]

  • Hall 16 South America
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: South American artifacts in glass exhibit case on display. (Verify Hall 16?) Artifacts from British Guiana, Arawak including bead aprons. Wood floor, another case behind the first one. Field Columbian Museum.
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    Scanner: Cassie Pontone : Field Museum of Natural History
    transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Columbian Museum. | 16-34 | Country Br. Guiana | People | Locality | Name Necklace of seed ["& shells" crossed out] (see note on back of card 8164) | Collection Quelch. Com. W.C.E. | Where Placed | Notes [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | No. 8247 | Ac 14 [BACK] exh. 1918
Catalog Number: 8247.nosub[1]
Description: necklace
Materials: seed shell, glass bead, string
Accession Number: [14] World's Columbian Exposition - British Guiana Commission (Purchase)
Accession Year:
Other Numbers: CSA11897
Collector/Source: World's Columbian Exposition - British Guiana Commission - British Guiana Commission, J. J. Quelch
EMu IRN: 1313643
GUID: b1a4cec3-116a-43f1-9cc3-5c7e9351f150

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