Bark cloth and feather headband made of a wide strip of undecorated bark cloth, folded over. Short feathers on hide are sewn to and covering the exterior. Some areas of feather are dyed in green or red, alongside natural black and white feathers. Long feathers are sewn to the bark cloth, rising high above the headband, taller at centre, declining in height toward the sides. All are dyed blue on their fronts, with the backs of the tallest coloured gold, and shorter coloured red.

• Narrative

  Purchased c. 1960 from ‘Soika’ (spelling uncertain) gallery in Quito, Ecuador, along with the costume 3028/1.

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• Type of Item headdress
• Culture Interior Amazonia
• Material bark, skin, feather, fibre, dye
• Measurements height 40.0 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner James B. Lennox
• Received from James B. Lennox

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• Made in Ecuador
• Collected in Quito

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• Creation Date before 1960
• Collection Date between 1959 and 1960
• Ownership Date before November 14, 2013
• Acquisition Date on November 14, 2013

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3028/0002