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Object Number 53-47-30/7495
Display Title "Mulero" headdress of balsa wood (5 pieces)
Descriptions
Object Description "Mulero" headdress of balsa wood (5 pieces)
Inventory Description Headdress, cylindrical, carved human face, polychrome, 3 perforations, 4 paddles
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Date 1940-1953
Culture
  • Yukuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia / Amazonas
Additional Geographic Terms Miriti-Paraná River, affluent of the Caquetá River. Departmento de Amazonas.
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 18.5 x 19 cm (14 x 7 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 53-47-30/7495/ Labeled 7495/ II
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Richard E. Schultes, 1953
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (Spring 1953)
Donor Donated by Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (October 1953)

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