Case

SA529A

From: Guyana

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number SA529A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cumiana
Provenience Guyana
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Bamboo | Feather
Description

Diadem (B) with short white, yellow, and red feathers attached to ring of wood. Some feathers are particularly long, resembling the sun's rays. Used to persuade the sun to shine on rainy days. With a bamboo case (SA529A). Feathers from Channel-billed Toucan and Crimson Fruitcrow.

Credit Line Amazonian Expedition, William C. Farabee, 1916

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