Beads breastplate with geometric motifs

Karaja People2011

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bead breastplate whose layout forms geometric patterns characteristic of the group. Presents inferior edge tied up with "chapéu de napoleão" (aguaí) hedgehog, from whose interior hang rosettes in macaw feathers. Has a cotton cord to tie the object to the neck.

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Title: Beads breastplate with geometric motifs
Creator: Karaja People
Date Created: 2011
Location Created: Terra Indígena Karajá, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 36,0 cm de comprimento(sem cordel de amarração); 72,0 cm de comprimento (com cordel); 10,0 cm de largura
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Ínido
Medium: Miçangas, penas e casca de ouriço aguaí
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.LAGROU, Els. Karajá:Ixikuna, miçanga. In: No caminho da miçanga: um mundo que se faz de contas. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio, 2016.

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