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Spring headband

Feather diadem on a head ring with two feather bands, i.e. although inventoried with a and b, the object actually consists of three parts. The tiara with one feather band around the head ring is a complete object. (VB 17855 b) The second feather band is to be seen as a sort of reserve or visually different as a variation and represents a partial object (VB 17855 a). The spring hinges are interchangeable. Colours: black, red, yellow, blue and green Index card : Spring band for head ring, toucan feathers

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kariben
Object type
Spring headband
Material/Technique
Feathers (toucan), Plant fibres , String (cotton ?)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 17855 a

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    Rio Xingú
    who
    Kalapálo
    Kariben
  • Collecting
    who
    Heinz Budweg - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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