Head ornament of feathers bound to a cane ring with cotton string. [El.B 05/12/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Head ornament of feathers bound to a cane ring with cotton string. [El.B 05/12/2008]
Long description: The feathers are clipped short and are red, yellow and black. [El.B 05/12/2008]
Geographical reference: Suriname
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Suriname; Alalaparu River
Cultural groups: Trio; Tiriyó
Person: Field collector Peter Gerard Rivière; PRM source Peter Gerard Rivière
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1964
Date collected: 1963 - 1964
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1964
Materials and processes: Material Bird Feather, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound
Dimensions: Diameter: max 240 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1964.8.48B
Research and responses: Related Documents File - Provided by Peter Rivière in July 2004, a photocopy of the catalogue written by Rivière in 1964 listing each of the 1964.8. objects donated to the Museum and from which the accession book entry was directly transcribed by Museum staff with some additional descriptions of the objects added [JP 17/7/2004]

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