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Object Number
35-25-30/1006
Display Title
Tetaco. Pair of nose plumes for men - wakamaiyu and bush turkey (paujil) feathers.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
tetaco
Inventory Description
Nose ornaments, multi feathers bound to bone with cotton string
Classification
- Nose ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Aguarico
- Tukano?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Ecuador
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Tucano?
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Napo
Materials
Bone, Feather, Cotton string
Dimensions
Overall: 31.9 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm (12 9/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
35-25-30/1006
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1934-1935 - 1935)
Expedition
Dr. John P. Gillin
(1934-1935 - 1935)
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