Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1964 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1966.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Tembé (Tembe) (attributed); said to have been collected from the Tapirapé (Tapirape)
- Collector
- Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
- Seller
- Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
- Date created
- 1960-1964
- Object Name
- Headdress worn during naming ceremonies
- Media/Materials
- Feather/feathers, cotton yarn
- Techniques
- Woven, wrapped, tied
- Dimensions
- 50 x 26 x 2.5 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
