cape

Short cape or tippet made of toucan, macaw and parrot feathers and wings, which would be tied around the neck with the feathers hanging down the back. The feathers are attached together with plant fibre string, which is threaded with small white beads.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
13.8.48/25
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 520 mm x 260 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
toucan feather; macaw feather; parrot feather; wing; bead; plant fibre
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Americas > Amazonia WaiWai
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