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Earrings3077/5

Pair of earrings glued onto small sticks capped with red and grey feathers.

Culture
Wai-Wai
Material
parrot feather and adhesive
Made in
Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings3077/4

Pair of earrings with four twisted cotton strands of grey-brown halved seeds, capped with red feathers at the ends.

Culture
Wai-Wai
Material
parrot feather, seed and cotton fibre
Made in
Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings3077/3

Bundle of earrings: four pairs and two singles with small sticks, tied with string and capped with various coloured feathers. One of the pairs has dangling orange-red cotton threads with three black and red seeds. The single earrings have white feathers.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
parrot feather, plant fibre, cotton fibre, seed and feather
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3077/1

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.

Culture
Kayapo: Xikrin
Material
parrot feather and cotton fibre
Made in
Belem, Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandIe408

A band of brown string wound over wood, tapering to two arms with loops, one fitted through the other. The top feathers are red, green, yellow, white, blue, and grey and decorate the wide part. Cowrie shells line the lower edge. Below, on strings, there are hanging two lines of small cowries, two single cowrie shells and two fragments of other shells.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, parrot feather, clam shell ?, cowrie shell and nettle fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.66

Cylindrical shaped ornament made of coiled wood or bark covered with red, green and yellow feathers fastened together. The yellow feathers are long and narrow perroquet (parakeet) tail feathers. Attached to the end are five long pieces of twisted fibre twine.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
fibre, wood and parrot feather
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wig3566/1 a-g

Short wig made up of brown curly human hair (part a); an interior net of red yarn and plain cord holds the shape of the wig. Back edge of wig is decorated with a band of white feathers; front left and right corners of wig are decorated with small yellow flowers. Wig has six attachments, consisting of: a red parrot on a stick, that attaches to the top (part b); brown-black and white feathered wings, that attach at the front (part c); a spray of multi-coloured parrot feathers, that attach to the front of the wings (part d); two small white and yellow feathers, that stick out on either side of the wig (parts e-f); and a snake skin headband (part g). Large feather decorations (parts c-d) are missing attachments; small feathers are inserted into wig and held in place with their shafts. Headband has two ties on either side.

Culture
Duna
Material
human hair, parrot feather, snake skin, fibre, flower and wood
Made in
Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Headdress3263/82

Feather plume from a headdress(?). Individual yellow parrot feathers, streaked with light green and light orange, with braided plant fibre attached to their ends. All braids are bound together, securing the feathers in a bundle. Additional black thread tied around the plume, slightly above the braids.

Culture
Andes
Material
parrot feather, cotton fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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