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| Native Name | Menoko |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 89-1-15 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Northern Kayapo |
| Provenience: | Brazil Para State |
| Culture Area: | Amazonia |
| Period: | Modern |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Parrot Feather Cotton |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Michael Bernstein, 1989 |
| Other Number: | MB12-C - Other Number |
Description
Orange parrot (Amazona amazonica?) and scarlet macaw feathers tied to a cotton band.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Gift of Birds: The Featherwork of Native South American Peoples (16 Nov 1991 - 28 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Reina, Ruben E., and Kensinger, Kenneth M. 1991. The Gift of Birds: Featherwork of Native South American Peoples.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 92, fig. X | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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