Headdress

Culture/People
Xavánte (Shavante)
Previous owner
Luis P. Correa (Luis Prudente Correa), Non-Indian
Seller
Luis P. Correa (Luis Prudente Correa), Non-Indian
Possible owner
Fundacao Nacional do Indio (Brazilian National Indian Foundation/FUNAI), 1967-
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Luis P. Correa in 1979; Correa may have been acting for FUNAI (the Fundacao Nacional do Indio or Brazilian National Indian Foundation) or may have purchased the item in Brazil in a shop run by FUNAI.
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Place
Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil
See related items
Xavánte (Shavante)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/1004
Barcode
251004.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
Headdress
Media/Materials
Reed, feather/feathers, macaw feather/feathers, harpy eagle feather/feathers
Techniques
Wrapped, tied
Dimensions
18 x 24 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b4b95f8-1b71-4c3f-b472-bb2226087f0b
Record ID
NMAI_266800