Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1912 and 1927 by José Tozzi Calväo (ca. 1895-1956, a Brazilian engineer and explorer); purchased by MAI from José Tozzi Calväo in 1928.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Mebêngôkre (Kayapó/Cayapo)
- 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
- José Tozzi Calväo (J. Tozzi Calvao/J. A. Calvao), Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1956
- Object Name
- Headdress
- Media/Materials
- Feather/feathers, vegetal fiber
- Techniques
- Knotted
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
