Accession No

TEMP.00862.1


Description

Woven armband or arm ornament, with green, white, and black feathers attached at a central point. A small cluster of red, yellow, and blue feathers are in the centre of the other feathers. Band is not connected at ends; it is unravelling near ends.


Place

Americas; South America; Brazil


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

TEMP.00862.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Feathers; Plant; Fibre


Local Term


Measurements

470mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads: 'Probably Central Brazil'. Found inside Z 11345 E in 1986 when removed from display.
Event Date 1986
Author: maa


Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display inside Z 11345 E, display panels 69 and 70. Removed from display on 04/08/1986.
Event Date 4/8/1986
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Rachel Hand's description for TEMP.00862.1-2 : 'Two armbands, which appear to be a pair, consist of shorter green and black soft feathers. One of the pair has 4 red/yellow feathers protruding from the centre of the armband.'
Event Date 7/8/2000
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Woven armband or arm ornament, with green, white, and black feathers attached at a central point. A small cluster of red, yellow, and blue feathers are in the centre of the other feathers. Band is not connected at ends; it is unravelling near ends.
Event Date 9/7/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal


Context (Amendments / updates)
Sourced by Rosa Dyer and Andreas Schlothauer to Ishír people (formerly Chamacoco), likely Paraguay and not Brazil
Event Date 20/9/2022
Author: Ayesha Fuentes


FM:292717

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