knee cords, pair
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: Braided length of cotton with tassels of feather and seeds at each end. Fringe/tassels are urucued. Feathers are parrot feathers of green and orange. Measurements of both a & b are the same. Dr. Newton says that these were obtained from Hulpi, a 27 y/o male, and made by Hakru, a 29 y/o female, given to Hulpi to sell. Unused. Used originally as wristbands, but seller later changed to leg bands/ties. In fact, cord length corrresponds best with leg use; said by Hulpi to tie at the back of the leg, he suggested that it was made for him to use in the current wu?tu ceremony. Knee cord is He?tchi. The 3 element braid is kaipu. The knee cord is 2z cotton, double strands in 3 element braid; ends bound leaving 10 cm tassels 2 strands of which serve as bead string and for feather attachment and another could be used for a tie. Pendant materials are scleria/aku, cotton seed and parrot feathers. Price paid: 1.50 crn.
label: Notes
content: Orange-winged Parrot, Amazona amazonica (8 multicolor tail feathers)
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, 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: E431290-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Knee cord
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 50 cm
label: Width
content: 9 cm