Headdress

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Culture/People: Karajá (Caraja)
Previous owner: Luis P. Correa (Luis Prudente Correa), Non-Indian
Seller: Luis P. Correa (Luis Prudente Correa), Non-Indian
Possible owner: Fundacao Nacional do Indio (Brazilian National Indian Foundation/FUNAI), 1967-

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Luis P. Correa in 1970; Correa may have been acting for FUNAI (the Fundacao Nacional do Indio or Brazilian National Indian Foundation) or may have purchased the item in Brazil in a shop run by FUNAI.
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Place: Brazil

See related items: Karajá (Caraja); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/4058
Barcode: 244058.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Feather/feathers, wood, macaw feather/feathers, duck feather/feathers, parrot feather/feathers, palm wood, bark cloth, cotton cord/cordage
Techniques: Wrapped
Dimensions: 123 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws624efd57a-ea07-48d2-b2d1-e082b51f6595

Record ID: NMAI_259837