Wristband
Object Details
- Notes
- Babassu wristband with imbe mosaic. Upright red feathers attached in a circle around the band. Pendant of 3 strands of wrinkled, black seeds, red seed and red feathered tufts. Note: One strand broken. Black seeds, red seed and feathers detached. Dr. Newton says this was obtained from and made by Hu?kro, a 14 y/o male. Unused. Sold as a single. This object can be worn by either man or woman, but for men it is an upper arm band whereas women wear it around the wrist. Here it would be a wrist band because of it's small size. Called he?techi. The band is babassu and imbe mosaic weave. There are small brown/black wrinkled seeds and small red/black ormosia seeds and macaw feathers. The binding and bead cord is 2z tucum/caroa, sewn with white commercial thread? Price paid: 5 crs. See also armbands field number 1975-107 by the same maker.
- Record Last Modified
- 2 Dec 2014
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Culture
- Krikati
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Accession Date
- 24 Apr 2006
- Collection Date
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 400194
- USNM Number
- E431260-0
- Collector
- Dr. Dolores Newton
- Donor Name
- Dr. Dolores Newton
- Object Type
- Wristband
- Length
- 15 cm
- Width
- 8 cm
- Place
- Sao Jose, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
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- Anthropology
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8545450
