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| Type of Object: | Feather Cloth |
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| Materials: | Feathers, felt of animal fiber, glass fragments |
| Measurements: | Size varies |
| Date or Period: | Colonial and Republican (1533-1900) |
| Maker: | Aymara |
| Designated List Section: | V Colonial and Republican Featherwork |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 12/07/01 |
| Photograph: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Copyright: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Featherwork produced for ceremonial use consists of colorful, tropical feathers attached to leather, cloth, wood, or other material such as basketry to create adornments worn on the wrists, ankles, neck, waist, back, and head including the lips and ears. Most typically found are headdresses, which may consist of small, modest crowns (30 cm. average) or large, towering bonnets of Suri feathers (80 cm.). This category also includes feather-covered ritual belts and textiles (35 - 70 cm.), fans (250 cm. long), staves or batons (145-250 cm.), basketry supports, and healer's amulets or photadi (80 - 250 cm.). This example worn over a hat is an attached piece of wood decorated with a central mirror and biomorphical elements made of feathers. The rear part has another piece of wood decorated with multi-color feathers. It is used in a variation of the dance of Kena Kena. | |
| Keywords: | |
| Aymara, feather, hat, headdress, mirror, |
