Headdress
89-1-3A
From: Brazil | Goias | Araguaia River
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Aheto |
| Object Number | 89-1-3A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Karaja |
| Provenience | Brazil | Goias | Araguaia River |
| Culture Area | East Brazil |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Parrot Feather | Ibis Feather | Macaw Feather | Bamboo | Cotton |
| Description | Occipital fan headdress called "House for the head." (A) of parrot feathers on radiating split bamboo stalks and scarlet macaw and spoonbill feathers forming a central fan. Feathers are attached to the ends of the stalks with beeswax. This is suspended between two connected fiber discs (B). |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Michael Bernstein, 1989 |
| Other Number | MB2-B - Other Number |
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