Bead patch belt
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1975
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Belt made of 5 strands of braided cotton. Bead patch (pendant) web with 19 dangles, 2 of which have seeds rather than beads, all end in feathers. There is a single yellow cloth tassel on either side of the pendant. Dr. Newton says this was obtained from and made by Pro?kui, a 39 y/o female. Used, with recent feather repair. Made for her 4 y/o son, who wore it 2 years ago. Belt consists of square braid made with a single strand of 2s cotton in 5 continuous loops. Cordage is 2z tucum/caroa. More recent attachement of feathers with commercial thread. Beads: small red/black ormosia, Job's Tears, small brown/black wrinkled seeds. Macaw and parrot feathers. Price paid: 10 crs. Purchased with 1975-172.
label: Notes
content: Red-and-Green Macaw, Ara chloroptera (several body feathers (blue, red and green)).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Maranhao, 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: E431233-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Belt
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 28 cm
label: Width
content: 14 cm