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1979.1.1.1

Wooden centrepiece of a headdress, with a tie of plaited grass. [El.B 11/12/2008]

1979.1.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden centrepiece of a headdress, with a tie of plaited grass. [El.B 11/12/2008]
Long description
It consists of two roughly circular wooden plates with geometric designs burnt onto them They are set on top of each other and bound together with twisted plant fibre. [El.B 11/12/2008]
Geographical reference
Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil
Tocantins State Araguaia River Bananal Island 11˚S 50˚W
Cultural groups
Karajá
Person
Field collector Celina da Silva Gross
PRM source Celina da Silva Gross
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1976
Date collected
1976
Acquisition information
Donated: 1979
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Plaited, Process Burnt, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Width: max 143 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1979.1.1.1

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