Necklace
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/dba0ccd33ea3e2b4b0898ebf46992c73
Title
Necklace
Creator
Dr. Dolores Newton
Date
24 Apr 2006
Description
Collector calls item "necklace/tie". Untied cotton braid with pendant of cotton tassels on either side. Each tassel consists of three strands of aku seeds, two strands of which have greenish parrot feathers attached. Dr. Newton says this was obtained from Hu?hu and made by Hakru a 29 y/o female who said "worn by women only with tassels in front." Called payonkrechi. Cordage: 2z cotton made into square braid cord using single strand. (crochet); tassels. Beads: scleria and parrot feathers. Price paid: beads. Associated specimens: purchased with field number 1968-186 (flute).
Orange-winged Parrot, Amazona amazonica (4 green/red/yellow tail feathers); undetermined Parrot, Amazona sp. (1 green, 1 green/black/blue feather).
2 Dec 2014
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Subject
Anthropology
Ethnology
Dr. Dolores Newton
Kraho Indians
Indians of South America
Native Americans
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Subject
Anthropology
Ethnology
Dr. Dolores Newton
Kraho Indians
Indians of South America
Native Americans
Collection
Citation
Dr. Dolores Newton, “Necklace,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 6, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28429.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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