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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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