Collector:

Dr. Dolores Newton  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Dolores Newton  Search this

Length - Object:

76 cm

Width - With Feather:

34 cm

Height - Object:

9 cm

Culture:

Krikati  Search this

Object Type:

Trumpet

Place:

Sao Jose, Maranhao, Brazil, South America

Accession Date:

24 Apr 2006

Collection Date:

1975

Notes:

UNUSED. RESONATOR IS A LAGENARIA GOURD, LONG AND THIN, WITH URUCU DESIGN. AIRSHAFT IS BAMBOO WITH WOVEN COVERWORK MATERIALS, LIGHT IS BURITI, DARK IS IMBE. THE COVERWORK BINDING IS RECYCLED ? COMMERCIAL CORD. BOTH THE SUSPENSION CORD AND ITS BINDING ARE ALSO COMMERICIAL CORD. THE COMMERICIAL CORDS ARE GREEN, EXCEPT FOR THE SUSPENSION CORD BINDING, WHICH IS PINK. FOUR PENDANTS THAT ARE TUCUM CORD WITH LARGE RED/BLACK, SMALL RED/BLACK SEEDS AND WHEAT SEEDS STRUNG ON THEM. THE LONG FEATHERS ARE RED/BLUE MACAW, THE OTHER FEATHERS ARE BLACK AND WHITE STRIPED. PRICE PAID: 30 CRS. SEE ACCESSION PAPERS FOR CENSUS INFORMATION. MADE BY TATAIRE, 61 Y/O MAN

Record Last Modified:

2 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

400194

USNM Number:

E428381-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/370f059eb-7621-4fb9-9402-3c6e96331357

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8502724