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Head ring with feather tiara

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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 represents a complete object. The second feather band is a sort of reserve or a different visual variation and represents part object (a). The spring bands are interchangeable. Colours: black, red, yellow, blue and green Index card : Three-part headdress, consists of a braided head ring, feather band and feather diadem, toucan, mutum and parrot feathers

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kariben
Object type
Head ring with feather tiara
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 cm
Material/Technique
Feathers (parrot), Plant fibres , String (cotton ?), Feathers (toucan), Feathers (Mutum)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 17855 b

Provenance and sources

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

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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