Breech Cloth

SA343D

From: Brazil (uncertain) | Guiana (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number SA343D
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Waiwai
Provenience Brazil (uncertain) | Guiana (uncertain)
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Cotton | Macaw Feather | Toucan Feather | Seed | Glass
Description

Woven bands of brown cotton decorated with feathers, etc. Sash with deep red macaw feathers at end fringes and single grouping of deep and brilliant purple feathers as well. Central sash fringes are short and of strong white/blue/pink glass beads and seeds with toucan feathers of red/orange macaw feathers.

Credit Line Amazonian Expedition, William C. Farabee, 1916

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