Headband
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: Native cotton head band woven with raised warp design in a double-diamond pattern. Single horn made of wood wrapped in fiber and tipped with long, yellow clipped feathers. One long tail made of multiple strands of cotton, heavily urucued. Dr. Newton says this was made for the Pukobye wu?tu ceremony held prior to 1968, collected in the village of Governador. Ceremonial recipient was Karakru, Poui (Joao Catiguerra) a 50 y/o male, and obtained from him. Maker unknown. Used. Warp is 2s cotton. Weft: is s cotton. Urucu residue and the horn has been repaired/restored. Fringe tail is the continuation of warp strands. Single real horn though stub of second is still in the band. Horn is made of pau roxo wood with coverwork of s rolled (1-ply) tucum caroa. Horn tip is feather. Price paid: 5 crn.
label: Notes
content: undetermined bird, unknown (*possible altered parrot tail or wing feathers; did not match parrots, oropendola, toucan, jay).
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: E431376-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Headband
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 153 cm
label: Width
content: 4 cm