Accession No

Z 11340 C


Description

Wooden rod decorated with brown and white soft downy feathers on the shaft, and rigid white feathers coming from the top. The tip is made of wood and has been sharpened to a point. Possibly used as an insert in a headdress.


Place

Americas; South America; Brazil


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 11340 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Feather; Wood


Local Term


Measurements

170mm x 45mm x 720mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Z register for Z 11340 A-F: 'Six feather rods'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card reads: 'Possibly lip-borers, see example from Bororo in "Unter den Naturvolken Zentral-Braziliens", K. von der Steinen (375.5) p.475 fig. 131, but more likely to insert in headdress, see "Zwei Jahre unter den Indianen", Koch-Grunberg (375.k) fig. 100b, from R. Cuduiary.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 11340 A-F: 'Six rods 1'6"-2' long, covered with feathers bound on. C: White and brown.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Wooden rod decorated with brown and white soft downy feathers on the shaft, and rigid white feathers coming from the top. The tip is made of wood and has been sharpened to a point. Possibly used as an insert in a headdress.
Event Date 8/7/2021
Author: Sam Daisley


FM:292713

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