Headdress

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Culture/People: Witoto
Expedition: Wenner-Gren Scientific Expedition to Hispanic America (1940-1941) (Wenner-Gren Peru Expedition)
Expedition leader: Dr. Paul Fejos (Pál Fejös), Non-Indian, 1897-1963
Expedition sponsor: Axel Wenner-Gren, Non-Indian, 1881-1961
Donor: Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-

Collection History: Collected between 1940 and 1941 during the Wenner-Gren Scientific Expedition to Hispanic America, led by anthropologist and filmmaker Paul Fejos (1897-1963) and sponsored by Swedish industrialist Axel Wenner-Gren (1881-1961); donated to MAI by the Viking Fund, Inc. in 1941.
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Place: Río Amazonas (Amazon River) area near frontiers of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil; Río Ampiyacu; Maynas Province; Loreto Region; Peru

See related items: Witoto; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/4840
Barcode: 204840.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term: nnuycüray

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Hawk feather/feathers, feather/feathers, cordage
Techniques: Wrapped, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68f9e494a-c230-405d-a190-84bdb11358d2

Record ID: NMAI_218778