Beaded thong with kaikui ipana pattern

Rosângela Kaxuyana2011

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Keweyu bead thong made with beads and industrial yarn, woven according to the interstrained technique. Presents kaikui ipana (jaguar's ear) pattern, divided by a central band. Displays on the superior edge a cotton cord to tie the piece to the body. Has a finishing on the inferior edge with bead fringes tied up by non-identified seeds.

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Title: Beaded thong with kaikui ipana pattern
Creator: Rosângela Kaxuyana
Date Created: 2011
Location Created: Terra Indígena Kaxuyana, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 112,0 cm de comprimento (com cordel para amarração); 33,0 cm de largura; 3,0 cm de altura
Provenance: O padrão kaikui ipana (orelha de onça) é também usada na pintura corporal e facial nas meninas quando se tornam moça e quando casam.
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Índio
Medium: Miçangas e linha de algodão
Bibliographic References: GRUPIONI, Denise Fajardo. Tiriyó/Kaxuyana: os fios, as contas e as gotas. In: No caminho da miçanga: um mundo que se faz de contas. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio, 2016. pp. 185-192

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