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Pair of Ear Ornaments88.89.12a-b

Pair of feathered ear ornaments worn by men. Earring "a" has seven bunches of red and yellow toucan feathers tied to strands of light blue, dark blue, and white glass beads. These are attached to a short bamboo tube that is hollow at one end and decorated with bands of incised geometric designs. Earring "b" has eight bunches of red and yellow toucan feathers tied to strands of light blue, dark blue, white, light green, dark green, yellow, and orange glass beads. These are attached to a slender undecorated bamboo stick (possibly a replacement for a lost decorated one). Condition: Good.

Culture
Shuar and Achuar
Material
feather, bamboo, glass bead and fibre
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Man's HeadbandL65.7.15

Collection of Christopher B. Martin

Culture
Shuar and Achuar
Material
toucan feather and cotton fibre
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Back Ornament88.89.11

Anonymous gift

Culture
Shuar and Achuar
Material
bird bone, seed, feather, cotton fibre, human hair and beetle-wing cover
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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NecklaceH2.42

Necklace consisting of a center section made up of many small loops of white beads fastened to a braided cord. On one end is a great many strands of brown braided cord with red beads and tassels at the end. At the other end is a mass of strands of brown braided cord with rows of small tassels along both edges.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.26

Beaded apron with a cream, twisted, fibre fringe and red, white and blue beaded saw-tooth border along the bottom. The top has the same tooth and line border. The main colour is dark blue. The neck band is composed of strands of white beads and has fibre tassels.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.32

Single strand necklace consisting of an alternating pattern of two red and black seeds, one large black and white seed in between sections of bird quill.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
seed, fibre and bird quill
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SieveH2.110

A square basketry object with a dark brown cross on a light brown ground.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
stem ? and wood
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.53

Cylindrical section of very soft wood with three darts stuck in one end and black, resinous material covering the other. Brown geometric and animal designs are featured on the sides. Two thin, twined cords are coiled around the top of the wood.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
wood, stem ?, paint, fibre and resin ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlH2.54

Circular clay bowl with rounded sides. The exterior features red and dark brown geometric designs on a light brown slip; the interior, except for a geometric border, is unadorned. Bowl is glazed with resin.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
paint, clay and resin
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlH2.57

Circular clay bowl with rounded sides. Exterior is red with very dark geometric designs. Interior features a cream-coloured slip with red and dark brown geometric patterns and two birds. The glaze has the appearance of varnish, obtained from tree resin.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
paint, clay and resin
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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