Candomble Sequined Crown W/ Beaded Fringe
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: IN CANDOMBLE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, ITEMS LIKE THIS ARE WORN IN DANCES FOR IEMANJA, THE DEITY OF THE SEA AND MOTHERHOOD. CROWN HAS SCALLOPED BOTTOM EDGE AND COMES TO A POINT ON THE TOP EDGE. MADE FROM CARDBOARD BACKING, COVERED WITH CLOTH. ONE SIDE COVERED WITH ROWS OF SHINY WHITE SEQUINS WITH CLEAR PLASTIC BEAD CENTERS. 3 FLORAL DESIGNS ALSO MADE FROM SEQUINS AND BEADS RUN ACROSS THE FRONT SIDE. HANGING FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE ARE BEADED CHAINS. HAS A CLASP AND HOOK CLOSURE IN THE BACK.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 5 Oct 2015
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 420720
label: USNM Number
content: E428607-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Crown
physicalDescription: label: Length - When Flat
content: 47.5 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 27 cm