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Arm jewellery (pair)

Braided cotton cords with arm loops that end in ten or eleven cotton cords, on each of which 0-13 pierced river snail shells are strung. At the end of each string are two feather bouquets, consisting of two to three larger, white garca feathers, around which first black, then blue and then black feathers are laid like shingles. (Index card) Index card : Arm jewellery (pair) worn by men and women (after Leroux). Braided cotton cords with arm loops ending in 10 or 11 cotton cords, each with 0-13 pierced river snail shells attached. At each end of the cords are 2 feather bouquets consisting of 2-3 larger white garca cover feathers, around which first black, then blue and then black feathers are laid like shingles.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Rikbaktsa
Object type
Arm jewellery (pair)
Dimensions
Height: 60 cm
Width: 27 cm
Depth: 4 cm
Material/Technique
Feathers , River snail shells, Cords (cotton)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 18885 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    Mato Grosso do Sul
    who
    Rikbaktsa
  • Collecting
    who
    Renata und Eduardo Leroux - 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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