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Kuna (Kuna Yala) "Flute Man" headdress

circa 1920

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, DC, and New York, NY, United States

  • Title: Kuna (Kuna Yala) "Flute Man" headdress
  • Date Created: circa 1920
  • Location: Río Navagandí and Río Ticantiquí (Tigantiquí); Mulatupo Municipality; Kuna Yala Indigenous Territory (San Blas); Panama
  • Physical Dimensions: 41 x 57 x 12 cm
  • Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
  • Medium: Palm fiber, macaw feather/feathers, harpy eagle feather/feathers, reed, cotton cord/cordage
  • Techniques: Twill-plaited, wrapped, tied
  • Culture: Kuna [Kuna Yala]
  • Catalog Number: 12/9169
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

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