Dorsal neck band
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1968
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Woven cotton band tapering into 3 tassels on each end. Tassels consist of long cords, each ending in series of strung beads. An anchor cord is strung through narrow portion of band, with 3 beads and a seed on each end. Inserted throughout woven band is a series of beads, animal claw and white and brown feathers. Dr. Newton says that this was obtained from the owner/user Bou, a 58 y/o male in the Apinaye village of Mariazinha. Made by Kokoi a 75+ y/o female. Renewed by Nimok, a 55 y/o female who added beads and feathers along the band before selling. Used. Worn around the neck (tie strand) with the ends hanging down the back. (See photo) Used for the ceremony of Pemgahuk, made at the time they lived in the village of Botica, west of Mariazinha. It is said that the Pemgahuk has never been given here in Mariazinha. Cordage: band is 2z cotton, tassel fringe is 2z, 2s cotton, the bead cord and ties are 2z tucum. Technique: interlaced band with strands at each end forming a single square braid, then each end changes to 3 square braids; and tassels/fringe end strands are attached to each of those braid ends. The seed beads are disc beads carved from hard, dark seed. Commercial beads, antique glass, black, blue and white. Tie ends: hard dark seed and glass beads. Renewed pendants along band: commercial glass, rubber/plastic tubular, cut short caititu? hoof/nails which are pale and small, chicken feathers. Photographs: color slide B8.15 and 16. Bou and wife, Nimok, he is wearing the dorsal headband, front and back. He also wears a headband acquired from the Krikati, which he did not sell. Price paid: 10 crn. Associated specimens: 1968-103, 106 are related type and provenience.
label: Notes
content: Chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus (many white feathers); unidentified, unknown (many plain brown body feathers, possibly chicken).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Apinaye
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431199-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Neckband
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 67 cm
label: Width
content: 30 cm