Pair of knee cords

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Pair of knee cords

Dr. Dolores Newton

24 Apr 2006

A is long cotton cord to which are attached 31 tiny bead and seed pendants, ending in green, yellow and red parrot feathers, clustered at one end of the cord. Each end of the cord has tufts of feathers and seeds attached. Cord stained with urucu. B fits same description except there are 33 strands attached to cord. Beads are largely red and yellow with 5 black and white bead pendants. Dr. Newton says that these were obtained from Jardelina Tamgogti, a 45 y/o female, and made by Doca Amgiokwa, a 38 y/o female. Used by Yotkambrik Maria Jesus, a 7 y/o girl. The maker is her madrinha who made it for a festival called "meokrempumblunti" . Knee cord and pendants are called mekai. Cord is square cordage (cross section) made from a single strand (crochet). At one end is glass beads, macaw feathers, and tie on the other end is more pendants. Long cord is 3s cotton. Bead and pendant string is 2z tucum/caroa. Pendants are antique white and black glass beads, medium sized tan, smooth seed, and parrot (macaw) feathers. Newton field photographs: bw B12.24-26, Yotkambrik putting on knee cords. Color slide B8.26-27 is Yotkambrik wears her knee cords. Price paid: 5 crn. Associated specimens: purchased with other combined knee cord and pendants 1968-121.

1968 120a: Red-and-Green Macaw, Ara chloroptera (small red body feathers); Yellow-headed Parrot, Amazona ochrocephala (many multicolor flight feathers); Orange-winged Parrot, Amazona amazonica (many multicolor flight feathers). 1968 120b: Red-and-Green Macaw, Ara chloroptera (small red body feathers); Yellow-headed Parrot, Amazona ochrocephala (many multicolor flight feathers); Orange-winged Parrot, Amazona amazonica (many multicolor flight feathers).

Orange-winged Parrot, Amazona amazonica (many multicolor flight feathers); Red-and-Green Macaw, Ara chloroptera (small red body feathers); Yellow-headed Parrot, Amazona ochrocephala (many multicolor flight feathers); Orange-winged Parrot, Amazona amazonica (many multicolor flight feathers).

20 May 2021

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Dr. Dolores Newton

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Anthropology

Ethnology

Dr. Dolores Newton

Indians of South America

Apinage? Indians

Native Americans