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Bead pendant representing a turtle

Sherlei Benite Guarani Mbyá2013

Museu do Índio

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bead necklace made of bead rows interleaved  with "lagrimas-de-Nossa Senhora" seeds, both roasted and in natural color. Presents turtle pendant in colorful beads.

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  • Title: Bead pendant representing a turtle
  • Creator: Sherlei Benite Guarani Mbyá
  • Date Created: 2013
  • Location Created: Terra Indígena Guarani do Bracuí, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: 32,0 cm de comprimento
  • Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
  • Photographer: George Magaraia
  • Rights: Museu do Índio
  • Medium: Beads and seeds
  • Bibliographic References: RIBEIRO, Berta G. Dicionário do Artesanato Indígena/1988; MALCHER, José Gama. Índios/1964; MUSEU DO ÍNDIO. Boletim do Museu do Índio n°8/1998; MOTTA, Dilza Fonseca da. Tesauro de cultura material dos índios no Brasil/2006. LAGROU, Els. In: No caminho da miçanga: um mundo que se faz de contas. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio.
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