Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0578-0021A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Karajá (Karaja) | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Brazil | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tocantins | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Araguaia River, Bananal Island, Santa Isabel Village | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Macaw (Arinae sp.) feathers; Rodent teeth; Wood; Pitch; Thread | |
| Description | Pair of earrings, each consisting of a segment of a wooden stick with small bundle of brightly colored orange and yellow feathers tied to one end with thread wrapping; Single rodent tooth is also secured in center of feather bundle with small amount of black pitch; Ornaments are worn by inserting end of wooden stick through pierced hole in one's ear lobe. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Width = 10.0, Max Diam = A,B=9.7, Length = A=9.1; B=9.2 | |