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Tapirapé (Tapirape) tãwa ãxygetãra (big head) mask representing Karajá enemies

Tapi'itawa, Terra Indígena Urubu Branco, Santa Terezinha Municipality; Northeast Mesoregion, North Araguaia Microregion; Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazilcirca 2000

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, DC, and New York, NY, United States

  • Title: Tapirapé (Tapirape) tãwa ãxygetãra (big head) mask representing Karajá enemies
  • Creator: Tapi'itawa, Terra Indígena Urubu Branco, Santa Terezinha Municipality; Northeast Mesoregion, North Araguaia Microregion; Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil
  • Date Created: circa 2000
  • Physical Dimensions: 74 x 71 x 5 cm
  • Type: Masks and Masking
  • Medium: Wood, macaw feather/feathers, palm frond/fronds, beeswax, shell/shells, cotton twine/string, pig/boar tooth/teeth/tusk, mother-of-pearl
  • Techniques: Carved, wrapped, glued
  • Catalog Number: 25/7247
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