Bead bag

Maxakali People2010

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bag made of beads tightening according to the entwine technique. Presents compartment and handle decorated with xũnĩm (bat stick). Displays inferior edge decorated with bead fringes.

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Title: Bead bag
Creator: Maxakali People
Date Created: 2010
Location Created: Terra Indígena Maxakali, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 87,0 cm de comprimento; 23,5 cm de largura
Provenance: Utnãg xap ãnug nãp de miçangas com padrão xũnĩm (desenho do pau de morcegos)
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Índio
Medium: Miçangas e fio de naylon
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.

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