Culture/People:

Mebêngôkre (Kayapó/Cayapo)  Search this

Collector:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Previous owner:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Donor:

Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998  Search this

Object Name:

Headdress

Media/Materials:

Macaw feather/feathers, heron feather/feathers, cotton cord/cordage

Techniques:

Fingerwoven, tied

Dimensions:

154.5 x 62 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Native Term:

krôkrôti

Place:

Rio Xingu; Pará State, North Region, Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil (inferred)

Date created:

1990-1998

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of the Amanaka'a Amazon Network (New York City), a nonprofit environmental education organization that assisted indigenous Amazonian communities in protecting their environments and maintaining traditional, sustainable technologies; donated to NMAI by the Amanaka'a Amazon Network in 1998.

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Catalog Number:

25/4893

Barcode:

254893.000

See related items:

Mebêngôkre (Kayapó/Cayapo)

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63b347f47-8e8a-4f33-8683-c0bec6dfa359

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_270758