Detail of necklace in beads with yãmĩyhex pendant

Maxakali People2010

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bead necklace made with industrial yarn and glass beads made according to the interwoven technique. Presents yãmĩyhex pattern (spirit woman drawing); the spirit woman appears in the pendant and embaúba leafs in the necklace.

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Title: Detail of necklace in beads with yãmĩyhex pendant
Creator: Maxakali People
Date Created: 2010
Location Created: Terra Indígena Maxakali, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 30,0 cm de comprimento
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Índio
Medium: Miçangas
Bibliographic References: 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. Maxakali/Tikmũ'ũn. In: No caminho da miçanga: um mundo que se faz de contas. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio, 2016.

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