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Palikur thong

Palikur People1957

Museu do Índio

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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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