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. Mercerized cotton is visible where patch (pendant) is attached. Patch made of several rows of seeds supporting 18 seed dangles, ending in red, green and blue feathers. One feathered tassel on each side of pendant. Dr. Newton says this was obtained from and made by Pro?kui, a 39 y/o. Unused, but cord recyled. Belt consists of square braid made with a single strand of 2s & 2z cotton in 5 continuous loops. Urucu stained. Cordage is 2z tucum/caroa. Attachement to belt and feather tassels with commercial thread. Beads: pati palm, small brown/black wrinkled, Job's Tears, oblong tan seed with flat end. Macaw and parrot feathers. Price paid: 15 crs. Purchased with 1975-173.
label: Notes
content: Red-and-Green Macaw, Ara chloroptera (many body feathers (red, green, light blue and multicolor)).
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: E431232-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Belt
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 47 cm
label: Width
content: 26 cm