Headband

Culture/People
Karajá (Caraja)
Collector
José Tozzi Calväo (J. Tozzi Calvao/J. A. Calvao), Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1956
Previous owner
José Tozzi Calväo (J. Tozzi Calvao/J. A. Calvao), Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1956
Seller
Carolina Tozzi Calväo (Carolina T. Calväo), Non-Indian
Collection History
Collected by José Tozzi Calväo (ca. 1895-1956, a Brazilian engineer and explorer), probably in the 1920s; purchased by MAI from Carolina Tozzi Calväo in 1931.
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Place
Rio Araguaia; Goiás State, Central-West Region, or Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
See related items
Karajá (Caraja)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/24
Barcode
180024.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
Headband
Media/Materials
Palm frond/fronds, cotton cloth, feather/feathers, macaw feather/feathers, currasow feather/feathers, bird quills
Techniques
Wrapped, tied, coiled
Dimensions
69 x 22 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63538ace5-9963-4c9d-8c13-c9a2dec87268
Record ID
NMAI_192347