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Object Number
48-17-30/7104.1
Display Title
Feather ornaments - strings with whole and portions of small birds
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
utifakuck
Object Description
Feather ornaments - 3 strings with whole and portions of small birds with brilliant feathers (utifakuck)
Inventory Description
Bird ornaments, multicolored birds and bird's breast, on cotton cord.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kofan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio San Miguel; Putumayo River Region
Materials
Hide , Feather , Cotton
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of ornaments on their storage palette): 44 × 19 × 2.9 cm (17 5/16 × 7 1/2 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-17-30/7104; 48-17-30/7104.1
Provenance
Collector
Mr.
Victor W. von Hagen
(1947)
Seller
Mr.
Victor W. von Hagen
(November 16, 1948)
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