Kloahu Body Mask, Miniature
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: MINIATURE KLOAHU BODY MASK MADE OF BURITI FROND AND FEATHERS. DR. NEWTON SAYS THE DESIGN NAME IS "A KIND OF VINE". THE SQUARE WOVEN MAT WHICH MAKES THE HEAD IS HUNG OVER A WOODEN STICK AND TIED DOWN WITH CORD. THE PALM LEAF FRINGE ATTACHED TO THE EDGES OF THE MAT FORMS THE BODY, AND IS ABOUT 30 CM LONG. ONE SIDE OF THE MAT IS DECORATED WITH BROWNISH RESIN IN A CRENELATED PATTERN. THE OTHER SIDE IS COVERED WITH GREYISH BROWN DOWNY FEATHERS, WITH A FEW RED ONES THROWN IN. MADE FOR SALE BY BENJAMIN, A 29 Y/O MALE. 30 CRS.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Timbira, 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: E426805-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mask
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 57 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 33 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 8 cm