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"Roktsodi"

Feather jewellery (one pair) worn by women, men and children ("Roktsodi"). The pieces consist of braided cotton cords with arm loops. Small river snails and multicoloured tufts of feathers are attached to the ends. multicoloured feathers: Arara / black feathers: Mutum index card : Feather arm jewellery

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Rikbaktsa
Object type
Feather jewellery for the arm
Dimensions
Length: 45 cm
Width: 23 cm
Material/Technique
Feathers , Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 18857 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    who
    Rikbaktsa
  • Collecting
    who
    Renata und Eduardo Leroux - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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