Breast ornament of palm-bark, decorated with painted designs and bright feathers. Fringe consists of seed and bone pendants. [ASh [OPS move] 6/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Breast ornament of palm-bark, decorated with painted designs and bright feathers. Fringe consists of seed and bone pendants. [ASh [OPS move] 6/1/2017]
Long description: Breast ornament of palm-bark, decorated with painted designs, bright feathers and a continuous loop-coil pattern of small black seeds, with a border of globular greyish seeds. Fringe consists of seed and bone pendants. [ASh [OPS move] 6/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Ecuador
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Ecuador; Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Cultural groups: Achuar; Shiwiar; Shuar
Person: Field collector Ronald Hawkesby Thomas; PRM source The Rector and Fellows of Lincoln College; PRM source Lincoln College
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1938
Date collected: By 1942
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Bird Feather, Material Plant Seed, Material Bird Bone, Process Decorated, Process Painted, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 620 mm ornament only, Width: max 375 mm ornament only
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.9.1