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1945.7.24

Coronet of blue and red macaw feathers. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/9/2005]

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1945.7.24

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Collection type
Object
Description
Coronet of blue and red macaw feathers. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/9/2005]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Northern Peru Upper Santiago River
Cultural groups
Achuar
Shiwiar
Person
Field collector Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
PRM source Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 07/1945
Date collected
By 1945
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Bird Feather, Material Plant Fibre
Dimensions
Height: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.7.24
Associated publications
This object was featured in the Museum's on-line fact sheet ‘South American Feather Headdresses’ produced during the DCF-funded 'What's Upstairs?' project, 2004–2006. [BR 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/11/2005]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Status, Ornament, Head Ornament, Headdress

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