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  • Collection: Aberdonians in the Americas

Lin_ABDUA 9231_Fruit pods.tif
string of dried fruit - used for face painting, Old label: 208 (but should be 206). Old label "STRING OF DRIED FRUIT PARAGUAY". Fruit of plant used for painting face black in various patterns of lines squares and crosses. Length varies. Presented by…

McP_ABDUA 63462_stone skull_img01.jpg
human skull carved in white stone, Perhaps part of a sculptured frieze - tenons at the back for fitting into a wall

Dun_ABDUA 8888_Spur.jpg
iron spur with silver inlay, right-hand side of a pair, worn by Spanish Dons, Paper label attached, see inscription

Lin_ABDUA 9183_Spindle.tif
Old label "SPINDLE USE D BY LENGUA INDIANS. CHACO, PARAGUAY". With gourd as whorl for spindle for spinning wool, in wood. Presented by Dr. J.W. Lindsay, Paraguay, 1909. There are some remains of wool on the spindle.
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