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Index card : Feather headdress (PAYE AKYETARA) worn by shamans. The headdress consists of a round bent branch which is tied together at the ends with cotton cords. 8 bamboo tubes connect the headpiece to the feather jewellery. The feather jewellery consists of round bent bamboo slats, which are connected to each other by wrapping and into which 2 rows of feathers are inserted. The larger row of feathers consists of blue Arara wing or tail feathers, the smaller row of feathers consists of green and multi-coloured Amazon cover feathers. The feather headdress is attached under the chin with the help of a chin strap made of black threads.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Tupi-Guarani
Object type
Headdress
Dimensions
Width: 90 cm
Depth: 75 cm
Material/Technique
Feathers (e.g. macaw), Cotton, Wood, Bamboo
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 18878

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    who
    Tapirapé
    Tupi-Guarani
  • Collecting
    who
    Renata und Eduardo Leroux - 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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