Accession No
Z 11340 D
Description
Wooden rod decorated with black and white downy feathers along the shaft, and more rigid grey feathers coming from the top. The tip has been made of wood, and the point has come away and is missing. Possibly used as an insert in a headdress.
Place
Americas; South America; Brazil
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 11340 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Feather; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
60mm x 50mm x 580mm
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. D: Black, grey and white. Lower end damaged.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Wooden rod decorated with black and white downy feathers along the shaft, and more rigid grey feathers coming from the top. The tip has been made of wood, and the point has come away and is missing. Possibly used as an insert in a headdress.
Event Date 8/7/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:292714
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