Beads breastplate with Raratiè Rti pattern

Karaja People2011

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bead breastplate whose layout forms the Raratiè Rti (vulture) pattern. Presents inferior edge tied up with "chapéu de napoleão" (aguaí) hedgehog, from whose interior hang rosettes in macaw feathers. Has a cotton cord to tie the object to the neck.

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Title: Beads breastplate with Raratiè Rti pattern
Creator: Karaja People
Date Created: 2011
Location Created: Rio Araguaia/Tocantins
Physical Dimensions: 43,5 cm de comprimento(sem cordel de amarração); 69,0 cm de comprimento (com cordel); 14,0 cm de largura
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Índio
Medium: Miçangas, penas e casca de ouriço aguaí.
Bibliographic References: RIBEIRO, Berta G. Dicionário do Artesanato Indígena/1988; MALCHER, José Gama. Índios/1964; MUSEU DO ÍNDIO. Boletim do Museu do Índio n°8/1998; MOTTA, Dilza Fonseca da. Tesauro de cultura material dos índios no Brasil/2006.LAGROU, Els. Karajá:Ixikuna, miçanga. In: No caminho da miçanga: um mundo que se faz de contas. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio, 2016.

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