Nose Ornament
65-10-40
From: Peru | Rio Curanja
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Dexuti |
| Object Number | 65-10-40 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cashinahua |
| Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clam Shell | Cord |
| Description | Crescent shaped fresh water clam shell; nacreous; one side dark brown in spots; two small holes for long white cord, tied at ends. Worn by men for fertility rites, tied by the string. |
| Length | 6.3 cm |
| Width | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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