Stalks of snail beads

Marubo People2014

Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Pair of stalks in snail beads, for female use, made of thirteen turns of ground aruá "nobo" snail beads. Presents the extremities with finishing in tucum "muru-muru" coconut beads. Displays in the extremities a finishing in cotton cord to tie the piece to the leg.

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Title: Stalks of snail beads
Creator: Marubo People
Date Created: 2014
Location Created: Terra Indígena do Vale do Javari, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 12,0 cm de diâmetro; 3,5 cm de altura
Provenance: Por conta da excassez do caramujo aruá, atualmente os Marubo confeccionam a maior parte de seus adornos em contas de PVC.
Type: Adornment of eclectic materials
Photographer: George Magaraia
Rights: Museu do Índio
Medium: Aruá snail beads and tucum coconut shell
Bibliographic References: MARUBO, Varin Mena. A desconfiança da miçanga: os Txakiri dos Marubo. In: In: No caminho da miçanga: um mundo que se faz de contas. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio, 2016. pp. 100-103

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