Feather and cane head ornament with seed and trade bead pendants.

Collection type: Object
Description: Feather and cane head ornament with seed and trade bead pendants.
Long description: Feather and cane head ornament with seed and trade bead pendants. It consists of two flat circles of cane, constructed from thin strips of cane which have been looped round several times and tied together to form rings. Sticking out between the rings are short red and yellow feathers. Hanging from one side of the ring are pendant strings of beads with brown seeds at the ends. Most strings are of white beads, but some have blue and red beads, some blue, red and white beads and some red and white beads. [El.B 22/01/2009]
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 Cane Plant, Material Plant Seed, Material Bead, Process Tied, Process Strung
Dimensions: Diameter: max 260 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.7.27

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