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Man's Breast Ornament

Shuar; or Achuar

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Shuar; or Achuar. Man's Breast Ornament, 19th century. Seed beads, cotton, glass beads, 7 7/8 × 2 × 25 1/8 in. (20 × 5.1 × 63.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 37.476. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Cultures

Shuar, or Achuar

Title

Man's Breast Ornament

Date

19th century

Medium

Seed beads, cotton, glass beads

Classification

Ornament

Dimensions

7 7/8 × 2 × 25 1/8 in. (20 × 5.1 × 63.8 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

37.476

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Artists and makers

Shuar

14 works in the collection

Achuar

15 works in the collection