Metal necklace detail

Kadiwéu People1950

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Metal necklace made of metallic elongated beads threaded in cotton yarn interleaved with blue beads. Presents rosette shaped pendant in the same materials, engraved with geometrical patterns, stitches in relief and grooved lines.

Show lessRead more

Details

Title: Metal necklace detail
Creator: Kadiwéu People
Date Created: 1950
Location Created: Terra Indígena Kadiwéu, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 24,0 cm de comprimento; 2,0 cm de largura e 0,7 cm de altura
Provenance: Antes da chegada dos colonizadores a região dos Kadiwéu, esse índios guerreavam contra os povos andinos onde adquiriam metal que posteriormente eram utilzados em seus adornos.
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Índio
Medium: Metal and plastic beads
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.

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Zoom in

View in Augmented Reality