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89-1-1B
From: Brazil | Matto Grosso | Tapirape River
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 89-1-1B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tapirape |
| Provenience | Brazil | Matto Grosso | Tapirape River |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Parrot Feather |
| Description | Ype or cara grande worn during the harvest festival. Large semi-circular wood panel (A) with cruciform design in scarlet macaw and green parrot (Amazon aestiva) feathers set in beeswax with mother of pearl details. With two feather radiating headdress (B/C). Represents a spirit and the spirit's headdress. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Michael Bernstein, 1989 |
| Other Number | MB1-B - Other Number |
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