Headband
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: Commercial cotton head band of many colors, no woven pattern. Headband made in red, orange and blue stripes, and appliqued with white and yellow glass beads. Fiber chin strap. Horns made of wood, wrapped with blue cord. Tipped with cliped blue feathers. Two pendants of unclipped feathers on yellow beaded strings. One long tail of multiple strands of cotton. Dr. Newton says this was made for the 1974 Krikati wu?tu ceremony. Obtained from recipient Kakrunre Herculano a 21 y/o male. Maker unknown. Used. Warp: commercial cotton, multi colors. Weft: commercial cotton . Urucu residue. A chin cord of 2 z tucum. Glass bead applique on 2z tucum. Fringe tail is a continuation of warp strands. Double rear horn made of pau roxo with coverwork of commercial cotton. Horn tip is a feather tassel. Pendants: glass beads with feather ends. Cordage and binding: 2z tucum. Price paid: 30 crs.
label: Notes
content: Red-and-Green Macaw, Ara chloroptera (several light blue & blue/green body, 2 green body feathers).
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: E431385-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Headband
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 122 cm
label: Width
content: 2 cm