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| Object Number: | 89-1-16 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Rikbaktsa |
| Provenience: | Brazil Matto Grosso Juruena River |
| Culture Area: | Amazonia |
| Date Made: | 1962 |
| Early Date: | 1962 |
| Late Date: | 1962 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Stork Feather Parrot Feather Hawk Feather Currasow Feather Bamboo Fiber Cotton |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Michael Bernstein, 1989 |
| Other Number: | MB13-A - Other Number |
Description
Diadem crown. Top crown: red body and yellow wing feathers of scarlet macaw, white egret secondary feathers and 4 bluish-black feathers of Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata). Hanging piece: primary, secondary and tail feathers of hawk. Attached to a buriti fiber woven band.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Gift of Birds: The Featherwork of Native South American Peoples (16 Nov 1991 - 28 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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