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Necklace3077/12

Necklace made of twisted jute string with "huayruro" seeds between four long sticks; parrot feathers at the ends of two sticks. Small stick in the centre of necklace forms a pendant, covered by bast fibre and capped with parrot and heron feathers. Sticks are tied with black hair and two of them have long thorns interspersed.

Culture
Bororo
Material
reed grass ?, feather, seed, cotton fibre, thorn and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3077/11

Necklace made of twisted jute string with "huayruro" seeds between long reed sticks. Feathers in the centre form a tied pendant with twisted hair(?).

Culture
Bororo
Material
human hair, reed grass ?, feather, jute fibre and seed
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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Bracelet3077/7

Bent wood bracelet tied at ends with a twisted cord. Grey feathers attached at the middle, surrounded by green and yellow feathers. Ends of wood are wrapped in black cotton thread, which is wrapped around added strips of bark(?).

Culture
Bororo
Material
feather, plant fibre, bark ?, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3077/6

Bent wood slat bracelet tied at ends with a twisted cord. Red, yellow and green feathers attached at the middle, surrounded by grey-white feathers. Ends of slat are tied with black cotton thread, which is wrapped around added strips of bark(?).

Culture
Bororo
Material
feather, wood, cotton fibre, plant fibre and bark ?
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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