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Headdress3010/1 a-c

Headdress of vibrantly coloured macaw, toucan and parrot feathers. Long bright blue feathers create a brim at front of headdress, coming to a point at centre. These are topped by a layer of shorter green and yellow feathers. Above the brim stands a crown of feathers arranged around the circular headband, very tall at front centre and shortening toward sides, lined in front with a set of shorter green and red feathers matching those on the brim. The bark headband is covered with small multicoloured feathers, with red fibre at the bottom. Three tall feathers stand upright on the rear of the headband. Below are tied several long strands of fibre, some threaded with small white glass beads. Intermittently down each strand are attached feathers in various sizes, some in small groupings gathered at their quills by short lengths of palm tubes, as well as elongated, dark brown seeds. Together the strands create a dense layer down the back of the wearer. To both sides of the headband are attached a string of seeds, ending in a flower shape, created by green, white and red feathers.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
toucan feather, parrot feather, macaw feather, glass, palm fibre, wool fibre, seed and bark
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3010/3 a-h

Headdress of macaw, toucan and parrot feathers. Brim made of woven palm bark, above a strip heavily wrapped with fine wool. On the outside of the brim are two layers of short blue and yellow feathers lying horizontally, with a layer of yellow feathers adhered upright to the woven rim. Behind this are seven upright, long painted tubes into which seven long blue and yellow feathers are inserted (parts b-h). Three bird wings with red and blue feathers are attached at the back of the brim. Below are tied several long strands of fibre, some threaded with small white glass beads. Intermittently down each strand are attached feathers in various sizes, in small groupings gathered at their quills by short lengths of palm tubes. Some strands include dark brown, elongated seeds. Together the strands would create a dense fall, down the back of the wearer.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
toucan feather, parrot feather, macaw feather, glass, palm fibre, bark, wool fibre, bird wing and seed
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3010/2

Headdress of vibrantly coloured macaw, toucan and parrot feathers. Long bright blue feathers topped by shorter light green, red and yellow feathers create a brim at front of headdress, above which stands a tall crown of the same that splays slightly to the sides when worn. To the back of the headband are attached several strands of different lengths, made of fibre threaded with small white glass beads. Intermittently down each strand are attached small groupings of feathers in various sizes, held at their quills by short lengths of palm tubes. Some strands include elongated dark brown seeds. This creates a long, dense fall of feathers down the back of the wearer.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
toucan feather, parrot feather, macaw feather, glass, palm fibre, wool fibre, bark and seed
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3077/28

Man's feather crown, or headdress. Circular woven crown with black and white feathers attached all around it, and two long orange-red feathers in the middle; small white feathers below.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
parrot feather and coconut palm bark ?
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/21

Ceremonial stick with feathers attached at top, blue feathers in the middle; green feathers at the base. Black cotton threads alternating with bast fibres to make two vertical bands of geometric patterns over stick; twisted jute cord at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
bast fibre, cotton fibre, parrot feather, feather and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/20

Stick with feathers on top, blue and orange-red parrot feathers in the middle. Black cotton threads alternating with bast fibres to make two vertical bands of geometric patterns around stick. Twisted cord at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
parrot feather, feather, wood, cotton fibre, bast fibre and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3077/13

Necklace made of twisted jute string with "huayruro" seeds between four long sticks; duck (?) feathers attached at the ends of two sticks. Small stick in the centre of necklace is capped with yellow parrot feathers. Sticks are tied with black cotton threads and two of them have long thorns interspersed.

Culture
Bororo
Material
duck feather ?, parrot feather, seed, thorn, bast fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3077/10

Necklace with white, red and grey-brown feathers sewn into a strand of jute and tied at each end; large red and blue parrot feathers in the middle.

Culture
Ka'apor
Material
parrot feather, jute fibre and feather
Made in
Maranhao, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Anklet3077/9

Woven anklet with two adjustable jute strings of green feathers and an "huayruro" seed bead. Two bands of dyed jute fibres near edge.

Culture
Xerente
Material
parrot feather, jute fibre, seed and dye
Made in
Goias, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Anklet3077/8

Woven anklet with two adjustable jute strings of grey-blue feathers and an "huayruro" seed bead. Two bands of dyed jute fibres near edge.

Culture
Xerente
Material
parrot feather, jute fibre, seed and dye
Made in
Goias, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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