knee cord, pair

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knee cord, pair

Dr. Dolores Newton

24 Apr 2006

A is long strand holding 48 tiny predominantly yellow and red bead pendants, with deer hoof tips and parrot feathers. Each end has a 4-strand bead and feather decoration. B fits same description, except cord has 46 pendants attached. Dr. Newton says that these were obtained from Jardelina Tamgogti, a 45 y/o female, and made by Kuprukin, the deceased madrinha of Panbu. Used, made for Panbu Maria, a 20 y/o female. Made for the ceremony meo krem pumblunti. The knee cord and pedants are mekai. Cord is square cordage (cross section) made from a single strand (crochet). One end has glass beads, feathers and on other end, pendants. Long cord is 2z cotton. Bead and pendant string is 2z tucum/caroa. Pendants are glass beads, black and white antique glass beads, deer nails/hoofs, feather, parrot and macaw. Price paid: 5 crn. Associated specimens: purchased with a combined knee cord and pendants, field number 1968-120 a + b.

1968 121a: 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 121b: Red-and-Green Macaw, Ara chloroptera (red tufts at end pieces); Yellow-headed Parrot, Amazona ochrocephala (many red/green/yellow mixed tail & wing feathers; A. ochrocephala red oval near rachis); Orange-winged Parrot, Amazona amazonica (many red/green/yellow mixed tail feathers; A. amazonica >orange).

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Anthropology

Ethnology

Dr. Dolores Newton

Indians of South America

Apinage? Indians

Native Americans

Smithsonian Institution

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Anthropology

Ethnology

Dr. Dolores Newton

Indians of South America

Apinage? Indians

Native Americans