Feather Head Ornament
date: label: Accession Date
content: 20 Mar 1931
name: label: Donor Name
content: Victor J. Evans
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Consists of quills split at the base and wrapped around a cord which in turn is attached to a wooden splint forming a framework to fit the crown of the head."
label: Notes
content: Object has an old tag whch identifies feathers as from Gymnoderus foetidus, and indicates it is native to Brazil, "Guiana" [Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana], Peru and Ecuador. Common name for Gymnoderus foetidus is the Bare-necked Fruitcrow. Modern distribution maps also show them in Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2018
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: North, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 113605
label: USNM Number
content: E361257-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Head Ornament