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Description: | Male's chest decoration. Can also be used as a rope. Wai-Wai
Wei Wei Male chest decoration also can be used as a rope also used bu the Tarumas (?) Lab 2413
Hammock. The main part is woven from ite string and the strong lines for hanging it are woven from krawa fibre (Bromelia sp.). The ends are decorated with red Toucan breast feathers and the body of it is hung with tufts of black powis (Black Curassow, Crax alector), and white Harpy Eagle breast feathers. The staining is from the body paint of the user. It is housed in a palm leaf container.
caption: General view of object no. 1969.90. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | toucan feather hammocks krawa fibre vegetable fibre harpy eagle feather Wai Wai Family and Home palm leaf black currasow feather | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-109929 | Go to resource |
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