M(u) ru reí (Kissenberth)

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Double tooth chisel

Double chisel with paca teeth Double-toothed chisel; paca teeth. Name: Krause: mú lu raí; Kissenberth: m(u) ru reí ( Karteik. B) Double chisel made of paca teeth braided with rawhide and cotton and decorated with two strings of light blue glass beads (several yellow and red beads in between), at each end of which hangs a bell-shaped brown fruit shell, to each of which two yellow-red feathers are attached (Karteik. W) Entry in the main historical catalogue: Double chisel, rodent teeth, with wrapping of the handle.

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Cultural attribution
Kayapó
Object type
Double tooth chisel
Dimensions
Length: 17 cm
Material/Technique
Teeth , Rotang (rattan, rattan), Cotton, Glass beads, Fruit peels , Feathers
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 8313

Provenance and sources

where
Central Brazil [Land/Region]
Pao d'Arco [Dorf]
who
Kayapó
who
Wilhelm G. Kissenberth (de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$Begin@7f13db6f - de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$End@6af9893c) - Collectors

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