Headdress Item Number: 3077/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Feather headdress. Predominantly black and red feathers on one side and blue feathers on the other side. Feathers are attached to a large woven cotton band; strings at ends.
Narrative
Purchased by donor in 1989 at a FUNAI store in Belem, Brazil. The object was produced as a means to obtain currency, by means of a program directed by the Brazilian National Foundation for the Support of Indians (FUNAI – Fundação Nacional de Apoio ao Índio) the Artíndia project. Created in 1972, in the apex of the military dictatorship (1964-1985), the project acquired objects classified as handicrafts from different groups and sold them to the public via a national network of shops, then returned the profits to the communities. The project was maintained until 2016. Although people use the name Kayapo in international relations, the 22 communities that lived along the Iriri, Bacajá and Fresco rivers, and other tributaries of the Xingu, prefer to call themselves Mebêngôkre or “men from the water.”
Specific Techniques
Made out of blue and red macaw feathers.
Item History
- Made in Belem, Para, Brazil during 1989
- Collected during 1989
- Owned by Linda B. Alexander before October 6, 2014
- Received from Linda B. Alexander (Donor) on October 6, 2014
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 3077/1
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- parrot feather and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 3.1 cm, width 242.0 cm, depth 35.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kayapo: Xikrin
- Previous Owner
- Linda B. Alexander
- Received from
- Linda B. Alexander (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Belem, Para, Brazil
When
- Creation Date
- during 1989
- Collection Date
- during 1989
- Ownership Date
- before October 6, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on October 6, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3077/0001