Man's headdress
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George Zimmerman; purchased by MAI from George Zimmerman in 1936.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- circa 1930
- Catalog Number
- 18/9111
- Barcode
- 189111.000
- Culture/People
- Shuar [Yuquianza]
- Previous owner
- George Zimmerman, Non-Indian
- Seller
- George Zimmerman, Non-Indian
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
- Indigenous Term
- tawasap
- Object Name
- Man's headdress
- Media/Materials
- Cotton cloth, feather/feathers, cordage, toucan feather/feathers, human hair
- Techniques
- Wrapped, tied
- Dimensions
- 113 x 34 cm
- Place
- Morona-Santiago Province; Ecuador (inferred)
- See related items
- Shuar [Yuquianza]
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
- Record ID
- NMAI_202365
- Usage
- CC0
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