Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1964.2.74

Head ornament of a ring with a fringe of feathers all round and a bird skin pendant. [El.B 04/12/2008]

On display

1964.2.74

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Head ornament of a ring with a fringe of feathers all round and a bird skin pendant. [El.B 04/12/2008]
Long description
The feathers are red, black and yellow and are attached to the ring with cotton string. [El.B 04/12/2008]
Cultural groups
Wayana
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1963
Date collected
April - October 1963
Acquisition information
Donated: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Bird Feather, Material Bird Skin, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Bound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 270 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.2.74

Search terms: Ornament, Headdress, Head Ornament

Further items to explore