Culture/People

Ka'apor

Collector

Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009

Seller

Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009

Object Name

Necklace with attached flute

Media/Materials

Macaw feather/feathers, cotinga scalp/scalps, canvas, bird bone/bones, cordage

Techniques

Braided, wrapped, tied

Dimensions

72 x 15.5 x 2.9 cm

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Native Term

wirahu kangwer

Place

Rio Gurupi (Gurupy); Canindé, Paragominas Municipality; Southeast Mesoregion, Paragominas Microregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil

Date created

1955-1962

Collection History

Collected in 1962 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1963.

Catalog Number

23/3285

Barcode

233285.000

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Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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