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Object Number
71-11-30/4715.2
Display Title
Headdress of feathers (olok)
Descriptions
Object Description
Headdress of feathers. Species typically include red tail feathers of scarlet macaw, belly down of harpy eagle, yellow feathers of crested oropendola, green feathers of unidentified parrot, white tail feathers of chicken, band of red and blue feathers unidentified. Jewel bettle wing casings
Inventory Description
Feather headdress, basketry cap and train, tall feathers, beetle ornament
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
pre 1866
Culture
- Wayana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Dutch Guiana
South America / Suriname
South America / Suriname
Materials
Feather , Fiber , Beetle , Bead , Rattan
Dimensions
Overall: 121 x 71 x 19 cm (47 5/8 x 27 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Prof. Louis Agassiz, 1871
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
Donor
Donated by
Prof. Louis Agassiz
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