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General view of object no. 1969.80.
Detail view of object no. 1969.80.
General view of object no. 1969.80.
General view of object no. 1969.80.
General view of object no. 1969.80. Detail view of object no. 1969.80. General view of object no. 1969.80. General view of object no. 1969.80.

Feather tiara made from a strip of a liana to which are bound red Toucan breast feathers in the centre and yellow feathers at the ends. The feathers are worked from both ends towards the middle where, at the point of the meeting, there is a single feather, supposedly from the Pompadour Cotinga.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1969.80
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 25 mm x 230 mm x 270 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
vine stem; toucan feather; feather
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Americas > Amazonia WaiWai
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