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Hair ornament

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by explorer Otto Willi Ulrich (b. ca. 1890) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Otto Willi Ulrich in 1928.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably GuaranĂ­ (Guarani) (attributed)
Collector
Otto Willi Ulrich, Non-Indian, b. ca. 1890
Previous owner
Otto Willi Ulrich, Non-Indian, b. ca. 1890
Donor
Otto Willi Ulrich, Non-Indian, b. ca. 1890
Object Name
Hair ornament
Media/Materials
Chaguar/Caraguata fiber, feather/feathers
Techniques
Woven, braided
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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