Headdress
Diadem
| Object Number: | 89-1-6A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Northern Kayapo Mekranoti |
| Provenience: | Brazil Para State Iriri River |
| Culture Area: | Amazonia |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Macaw Feather Cotton |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Michael Bernstein, 1989 |
| Other Number: | MB5-A - Other Number |
Description
Large feather diadem. Blue and gold macaw feathers, white egret and scarlet macaw feathers tied to a cotton band (A), which is then fastened to a fiber disk (B) and bamboo frame (C).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Gift of Birds: The Featherwork of Native South American Peoples (16 Nov 1991 - 28 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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