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Butterfly

Catalogue: Butterfly mask (Kobéua: bebéte). The object is identified as a butterfly mask by the long, curled trunk and the preserved wing. The wings, cap and centre section are decorated in the same way: a central strip with a circular pattern is flanked on both sides by serrated bands. Index card: mask depicting a butterfly.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kaúa (Baniwa verwandt)
Object type
Mask suit
Dimensions
Width: 87 cm
Depth: 34 cm
Depth: 172 cm
Height: 156 cm
Width: 46 cm
Width: 46 cm
Material/Technique
Bark bast
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 6011

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    Rio Negro
    Rio Aiary
    who
    Kaúa (Baniwa verwandt)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Dr Theodor Koch in 1907
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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