Shaman's headdress

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Date created: circa 1975

Culture/People: Mapuche
Previous owner: Machi Gerardo Queupucura, Mapuche
Seller: Machi Gerardo Queupucura, Mapuche
Seller agent: Julio Calcurill Aucamsa (Julio Calcuril Aucamsa), Mapuche
NMAI agent: Emil Her Many Horses (EHMH), Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]

Collection History: Formerly owned by Machi (shaman) Gerardo Queupucura (Mapuche); purchased by Emil Her Many Horses (Oglala Lakota, NMAI staff member) in 2001 from Machi Gerardo through his nephew Julio Calcurill Aucamsa (Mapuche).
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Place: Trumpulo Chico Community; Temuco; Cautín Province; Araucanía Region IX; Chile

See related items: Mapuche; Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9039
Barcode: 259039.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Object Name: Shaman's headdress
Media/Materials: Rhea feather/feathers, wool yarn
Techniques: Woven, wrapped, tied
Dimensions: 159 x 36 x 23 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fd970e3d-ad73-4078-8e3b-0c6f0a52b375

Record ID: NMAI_275020