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Strung necklace with amulets of fruit parts
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The necklace is worn by both men and women.‖ The seeds are pierced and strung on the string. The figurines are carved from anajá nuts; this is done by both men and women (de Vos). Nimuendajú, 1952: 41 mentions, for example, a brother and a sister, who were considered at the time to be the best artists in this field. \The Ticuna use tucuma palm nuts for the figure hangers; usually the tucuma piranga but sometimes ordinary tucuma or anajá nuts as here. The first two mentioned have a shiny jet black surface, the latter a bright brown (Nimuendajú, 1952: 41).
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Title: Strung necklace with amulets of fruit parts
Description:
The necklace is worn by both men and women.
‖ The seeds are pierced and strung on the string.
The figurines are carved from anajá nuts; this is done by both men and women (de Vos).
Nimuendajú, 1952: 41 mentions, for example, a brother and a sister, who were considered at the time to be the best artists in this field.
\The Ticuna use tucuma palm nuts for the figure hangers; usually the tucuma piranga but sometimes ordinary tucuma or anajá nuts as here.
The first two mentioned have a shiny jet black surface, the latter a bright brown (Nimuendajú, 1952: 41).
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