Falcon hat
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 mat of buriti palm frond folded together to form thick tassels, ends cut. Tassels are linked together with cord which continues up one side and is anchored at the fold to the shaft of a brown and white feather. This same cord disappears inside the resulting pocket and emerges at the open side. The end of the cord is tied to a fiber wrapped, cane whistle, with resin in the central opening. Dr. Newton says this is a Falcon Hat with a attached whistle (duct flute) from the Pukobye village of Governador. It was used in the 1968 wu?tu ceremony, one of 3 that were used. The Pukobye user was not identified. The Krikati maker was in the Pukobye village for the ceremony. Obtained from and made by Rafael Muhe, a 44 y/o male. Used. Called a hukreyuku by Rafael. Hat is of buriti frond, interlaced, with braid fringe; 2z tucum, binding/sewing cord. Duct flute attached to hat permanently with 2z tucum cord; bamboo shaft, resin baffle, commercial cotton thread coverwork. Gift. Associated specimens: other falcon hats used in the 1968 Pukobye wu?te field # 400.
label: Notes
content: Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, Spizastur melanoleucus (outer primary).
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: Pukobye
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431100-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hat
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 41 cm
label: Width
content: 43 cm