Headband
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1968
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Native cotton head band woven with raised warp design in a diamond pattern. Appears to have fiber chin strap. Two horns made of wood wrapped in cotton, tipped with commercial cotton tassel. Long tail of multiple strands of cotton. Entire artifact heavily covered with urucu. Dr. Newton says this was made for the Pukobye wu?tu ceremony, sometime before 1968. Ceremonial recipient is Kakrunre Herculano, a 14 y/o male. Obtained from him. Made by unknown Pukobye. Both this headband and it's companion (a conical flute) are from the current Krikati ceremony and therefore ok to sell. Used. Warp: 2z and 2s cotton. Weft: commercial blue thread. Has urucu residue. Chin tie of 2z tucum. Fringe tail is continuation of warp strands and has some braided strands. Knotted ends are 2z tucum caroa. Double rear horn of pau roxo with 2z cotton coverwork. Horn tip tassel of commercial cotton, recycled? Remnant of cordage 2z tucum which probably had beads on it. Price paid: 6 crn. Associated specimen: companion to this head band is conical flute 1968-182.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Krikati
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431379-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Headband
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 132 cm
label: Width
content: 4 cm