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National Museum of the American Indian

Object Details

Culture/People
probably Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan) (attributed)
Collector
Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
Previous owner
Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
Seller
Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
Collection History
Collected by Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948, physician and explorer), probably between 1926 and 1928; purchased by MAI from Herbert Spencer Dickey in 1928.
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Date created
circa 1925
Catalog Number
16/375
Barcode
160375.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
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Media/Materials
Macaw feather/feathers, oropendola feather/feathers, toucan feather/feathers, vegetal fiber, woodsplints, cordage
Techniques
Twill-plaited, wrapped, tied
Dimensions
57 x 27 x 4 cm
Place
Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil
See related items
Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan)
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_171970
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws604df6a45-eaf6-49b0-a580-90a374e00f41
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