Culture/People:
Ka'apor
Object name:
Necklace with attached flute
Native term:
wirahu kangwer
Date created:
1955-1962
Place:
Rio Gurupi (Gurupy); Canindé, Paragominas Municipality; Southeast Mesoregion, Paragominas Microregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil
Media/Materials:
Macaw feather/feathers, cotinga scalp/scalps, canvas, bird bone/bones, cordage
Techniques:
Braided, wrapped, tied
Collection History/Provenance:
Collected in 1962 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI in 1964.
Dimensions:
72 x 15.5 x 2.9 cm
Catalog number:
23/3285
This item is currently on view at NMAI, DC.
See it in the Ka'apor exhibit in the "Our Peoples" gallery on the 4th floor
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