Oaábi

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Feather headdress (headdress)

Oaábi, headdress made of feathers (Index B) Tufts of colourful feathers (green is the main colour) hang from small strings on a thick plant fibre cord. Two long strings are attached in the middle, surrounded so densely by delicate, small, green feathers (like roof tiles) that whole thick strings of feathers are formed; several larger, colourful feathers are attached to the ends of the strings (Index Vienna) Entry in the main historical catalogue: Oaábi, headdress made of feathers

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Cultural attribution
Kadiwēu (Cadeuo, Caduveo)
Object type
Feather headdress (headdress)
Dimensions
Length: 45 cm
Length: 30 cm
Length: 40 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibres , Feathers
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 1117

Provenance and sources

where
West Brazil [Land/Region]
who
Kadiwēu (Cadeuo, Caduveo)
who
Rohde, Richard - Collectors

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