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Apurinã (Ipuriná)

Caption Ehrenreich 1891 (see lit.): "Ipurina. Groups and large hut. 2. women and children. One of the former wears the complete ear and lip ornaments made of snail shells (see p. 59), as well as the short bird bone in the nasal septum, two wear the characteristic cotton fringed apron, while the woman on the right wears the simple green leaf. The lower leg cuffs are clearly recognisable in all three."

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Apurinã (Ipuriná)
Object type
positives (photographs)
Dimensions
Height: 16,7 cm
Width: 11,9 cm
Height: 18,8 cm
Width: 13,8 cm
Material/Technique
mounted on cardboard
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VIII E 1236

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1889
    where
    Brazil
    Rio Purús
    who
    Ehrenreich, Paul - Photographers
    Apurinã (Ipuriná)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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