Culture/People:

Rikbaktsa (Erikbaksa)  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:

Ear ornament

Media/Materials:

Feather/feathers, twine/string

Techniques:

Wrapped, tied

Dimensions:

62 x 12 x 2 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

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.

Contact Us:

Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Catalog Number:

25/4976

Barcode:

254976.000

See related items:

Rikbaktsa (Erikbaksa)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6548da609-28a7-4e76-bacd-b948ecb8dd54

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_270842