CALLED A MEO?ITATAGERE. UNUSED. THE LAGENARIA GOURD HAS BEEN CUT AT ONE END, AND PAINTED WITH NOW FADING URUCU DESIGNS. THE BAMBOO SHAFT EXTENDS DOWN THROUGHTHE UNCUT END OF THE GOURD. THE INTERIOR END OF THE BAMBOO SHAFT IS CLOSED, BUT THERE IS A CUT ON THE SHAFT FROM WHICH THERE IS A SPLITTING OF THE SIDE OF THE SHAFT UP TOWARDS THE MOUTHPIECE. BLACK RESIN JOINS THE MOUTHPIECE AND THE GOURD ABOUT MIDSHAFT. THE EXPOSED END OF THE SHAFT HAS WOVEN COVERWORK OF LIGHT BURITI AND DARK IMBE BOUND TO IT WITH RESIN COATED TUCUM. THE THICK WHITE COTTON SUSPENSION CORD RUNS DOWN THE SHAFT TO THE JOIN. THERE ARE 8 PENDANTS ATTACHED THERE ALSO, ALL OF WHICH ARE MADE FROM BROWN AND BROWN/WHITE STRIPED FEATHERS WITH CLIPPED ENDS ATTACHED TO CORDS STRUNG WITH LARGE BLUE PLASTIC BEADS, AKU AND COTTON SEEDS. THE FEATHERS ARE BOUND WITH WHITE COTTON CORD, BUTTHE BINDING IS PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY SEED HUSKS. ONE FEATHER IS YELLOW AND GREEN. DR NEWTON SAYS THE FINISHING IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE, THE JOINT IS SEALED AND THE BINDINGS TIGHT. PRICE PAID: 2 CRN. MADE BY XIKI, A 61 Y/O MALE
