Detail of necklace in tucum coconut shell and sculpted figures

Yawalapiti People1996

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Necklace made of sculpted miniatures in tucum coconut. It is composed by rows of black beads interleaved with turtle figures sculpted in the endocarp of tucum coconut.

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Title: Detail of necklace in tucum coconut shell and sculpted figures
Creator: Yawalapiti People
Date Created: 1996
Location Created: Terra Indígena Guarani do Bracuí, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 77,0 cm de comprimento
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Índio
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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