Headdress, used as ritual adornment
Location: Amazonas-Parà (Brazil)
Dating: 19th century
Material / Technique: Feathers of arara canga (Arara macao), of mutum (Crax sp.), of red arara (Ara chloroptera), cotton thread
Collection / Inventory: Museum of Civilizations, Rome. INV. No. MPE 47990
Provenance: Munduruku/Tupì (Amazonas-Parà, Brazil). Donation from the Royal Armouries of Turin (12 November 1892).
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