Culture/People:

Ka'apor  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009  Search this

Object Name:

Necklace with attached flute

Media/Materials:

Macaw feather/feathers, cotinga scalp/scalps, cotton canvas, bird bone/bones, cordage

Techniques:

Braided, wrapped, tied

Dimensions:

72 x 15.5 x 2.9 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Native Term:

wirahu kangwer

Place:

Rio Gurupi (Gurupy); Canindé, Paragominas Municipality; Southeast Mesoregion, Paragominas Microregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil

Date created:

1955-1962

Collection History:

Collected in 1962 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1963.

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Catalog Number:

23/3285

Barcode:

233285.000

See related items:

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Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws636c9ea47-3d26-4f60-b15c-a9f17b68bc8a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_248425