Headdress

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Culture/People: Karajá (Caraja)
Collector: Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939
Seller: Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939

Collection History: Collected between 1922 and 1924 by explorer and amateur ethnologist Francis Gow-Smith (1894-1939); purchased by MAI from Francis Gow-Smith in 1924.
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Place: Rio Araguaia; Mato Grosso State and Goiás State, Central-West Region, or Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Karajá (Caraja); Ceremonial/Ritual items
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/6445
Barcode: 136445.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Grass, feather/feathers, palm bark
Techniques: Wrapped, tied
Dimensions: 142 x 218 x 45 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ebcad0f5-8cd5-400e-8fd8-b5a2e108ea6b

Record ID: NMAI_146746