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Ceremonial bark cloth pectoral. The garment is rectangular in shape with rounded bottom corners and a cut-out at the neck. A thong of bark holds the garment around the wearer's neck.The pectoral is decorated with vegetable dyed geometric patterns in yellow, red, dark blue and black. The body of a red and black cotinga ? bird is attached to the front centre, head toward the bottom, wings and tail spread. Above and to either side is attached a design of red and green feathers under rows of white seeds centred around a larger brown seed. The pectoral is edged in dark brown and grey seeds, with several single macaw ? feathers attached at bottom. The back is undecorated.
Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, neck rounded with a small V at front. Front and back are painted in a variety of shapes and lines coloured red, yellow, dark brown and black. On the chest are two decorative designs of blue, red and green feathers with strands of beads. Below is sewn a brown and yellow bird with green tail and red back, facing down with head and beak freely hanging, wings and tail widely splayed. A toucan is sewn to the back, also facing down, with blue wings spread to the sides. Below is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and large dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.
Ceremonial bark cloth pectoral. The garment is rectangular in shape with rounded bottom corners and a cut-out at the neck. A thong of bark holds the garment around the wearer's neck.The pectoral is decorated with vegetable dyed geometric patterns in yellow, red and brown. The body of a brown and yellow bird is attached to the front centre, head toward the bottom, wings and tail spread. Above and to either side is attached a design of red and yellow feathers under four strands of light grey seeds with a larger red one at centre. The pectoral is edged in a line of brown and grey seeds, with several macaw ? feathers attached at bottom. The back is undecorated.
Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, neck is rounded with a small V at front. Front and back are painted in a variety of shapes and lines coloured red, yellow,dark brown and dark blue. On the chest are two decorative designs of blue, yellow and green feathers with strands of beads. Below is sewn a bird facing down with head and beak freely hanging, wings and tail widely splayed. A toucan is sewn to the back, upright with wings high and pointed behind the birds body and head. Below is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and large dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.
Ceremonial bark cloth pectoral. The garment is rectangular in shape with rounded bottom corners and a cut-out at the neck. A thong of bark holds the garment around the wearer's neck.The pectoral is decorated with vegetable dyed geometric patterns in yellow, red, dark blue and black. The body of a bright blue bird is attached to the front centre, head toward the bottom, wings and tail spread. Above and to either side is attached a design of blue feathers under a grouping of five long, dark brown seeds. The entire piece is edged in a line of brown, grey and white seeds, and seven single macaw ? feathers are attached at bottom. The back is undecorated.
Ceremonial bark cloth tunic. The garment is long and rectangular, open on the sides, with a rounded neck and a small V at front. Front and back are painted in circular and geometric patterns and lines coloured red, blue, yellow and black. On the chest are decorative designs of blue and yellow feathers and strands of beads. Across the shoulders on the back is a panel of densely placed coloured feathers which is edged in seeds, with feathered tassels hanging from the bottom. Each side of the tunic has a toucan sewn to the lower half, facing down with heads and large beaks freely hanging, wings and tails widely splayed. The outer edges of the tunic are decorated with a line of brown and grey seeds, and dark brown feathers hang in small groupings from the bottom hem. The inside of the garment is undecorated.
Basketry hat. Cap is half-orb in shape, constructed in a very fine weave, with a slight dip at top centre around a wrapping of bark. Design is imbricated, in repeating geometric patterns of triangle motifs, and fine encircling lines of alternating colour, dark brown and uncoloured grass. Interior is undecorated.
Round basket with lid. Basket (part a) is tall, lid (part b) fits over basket mouth and has a round, squat handle woven into top centre. Weave is very fine; basket is flexible. Decoration is blind imbrication with grass dyed dark brown, light brown and orange and applied in patterns of crosses, linear designs and colour blocks on both basket and lid.
Birch bark box with lid. Box is constructed of a single piece of bark bent and cut to create a base and walls that have been stitched together with thin strips of bark on the short sides. A squared branch of wood is strapped to the top by bark to form a lip. The exterior is embossed with images of moose, trees, and hunters walking and in boats, with a large scalloped pattern decorating the rim, base flaps, and bottom portion on one long side. A thin handle made of a thong of leather is attached to the basket around the side stitching. The lid (part b) is constructed of two pieces of bark- the top and the inset rim, which are connected by bark stitching and glue. Similar images to those on the box decorate the lid. A decorative 'X' is stitched with bark into the centre. The interior of the box and underside of the lid are undecorated.
Imbricated basket. Tall basket is shaped like an inverted cone, with a small rounded bottom flaring up toward the braided rim. The exterior of the basket is heavily covered in imbricated decoration in a dense linear zigzag design in dark brown and red-brown, on a dyed yellow background. Interior is undecorated. A double thong of thin hide serves as a handle and is tied to the rim in two places.