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Braided Bracelet

Kayapó People1968

Museu do Índio

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Pair of plaited bracelets made of a rigid brace coated with plaited surface in splinters of taboquinha cane and imbé vine, according to the twisted twine technique. Presents 1/3 of its surface decorated by rows of mumbaca coconut shell, being some of them tied up with bead pendants with red macaw feathers finishings.

Details

  • Title: Braided Bracelet
  • Creator: Kayapó People
  • Date Created: 1968
  • Location Created: Tera Indígena PI Xingu, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: 31,0 cm de comprimento; 11,0 cm de largura e 8,0 cm de altura
  • Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
  • Photographer: George Magaraia
  • Rights: Museu do Índio
  • Medium: Fibra vegeta, linha de algodão, casca de coco e miçangas
  • 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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