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| Object Number: | 89-1-3B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Karaja |
| Provenience: | Brazil Goias Araguaia River |
| Culture Area: | East Brazil |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Bamboo Fiber |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Michael Bernstein, 1989 |
| Other Number: | MB2-B - Other Number |
Description
Occipital fan headdress (A) of parrot feathers on radiating split bamboo stalks and scarlet macaw and spoonbill feathers forming a central fan, which is suspended between two connected fiber discs (B).
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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