Female bead thong made with beads woven in Ucaiali loom (arch loom) with cotton yarn and blue beads. Presents finishing in beads fringe tied up with beetle wings.
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Title: Palikur thong
Creator: Palikur People
Date Created: 1957
Location Created: Terra Indígena Uaçá, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 4,0 cm de comprimento (sem cordel); 98,0 cm de comprimento (com cordel); 21,5 cm de largura e 1,0 cm de altura
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Índio
Medium: Beads and beetle wings
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. VIDAL, Lux. No Oiapoque: Galibi-Marworno, Palikur e Karipuna. In: No caminho da miçanga: um mundo que se faz de contas. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio, 2016.
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