Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1923 and 1926 by Arthur H. Fisher (1880-1947, a well-known naturalist and animal photographer); purchased by MAI from Arthur Fisher in 1926.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Apinajé (Apinaye Caroyo)
- Seller
- Arthur H. Fisher, Non-Indian, 1880-1947
- Previous owner
- Arthur H. Fisher, Non-Indian, 1880-1947
- Collector
- Arthur H. Fisher, Non-Indian, 1880-1947
- Object Name
- Hair ornament
- Media/Materials
- Reed, vegetal fiber, cotton cord/cordage
- Techniques
- Cut, wrapped, tied, twill-plaited
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
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