Necklace, shells and seed threaded on cotton cord with depilatory forceps attached

Made:
500-1650
SMG00167684

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Necklace, shells and seed threaded on cotton cord with depilatory forceps attached, necklace damaged, ancient Bolivian, 500-1650

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A73326
Materials:
seeds, shells, cord, cotton, ? material and forceps, silver
type:
necklace
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)