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Accession Number UASM386353 Common Name Necklace of Eupackardia calleta cocoons Collection Method Purchased Place Collected United States: Arizona, Pima county, Tucson Preparation Type dry in plastic bag Additional Notes

Necklace made from Eupackardia calleta cocoons and various beans. Label reads: "Ethnographic necklace with cocoons of Eupackardia calleta made by Merced Maldonado [Pascua Yaqui Tribe] in Tucson, Arizona. It has seeds…

Necklace made from Eupackardia calleta cocoons and various beans. Label reads: "Ethnographic necklace with cocoons of Eupackardia calleta made by Merced Maldonado [Pascua Yaqui Tribe] in Tucson, Arizona. It has seeds of mescal bean (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum = Sophora secundiflora), castor bean (Ricinus communis), and Jatropha cordata. Maldonado made this necklace for Richard S. Peigler in March 2019 in exchange for many empty cocoons of Eupackardia calleta from Texas that he uses to make ankle rattles.”

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