Tawasap or Tawasamba, Feather Headdress

2001.05.0064A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Tawasap or Tawasamba, Feather Headdress   (2001.05.0064A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Symbols
  4. :
  5. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1986
Culture Achuar, Jivaroan
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 153.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 11.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 4.8 cm
Weight 32 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Feather, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton
Manufacturing Processes Plaiting, Weaving

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography Under Review

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Norman E. and Dorothea Scott Whitten, Gift 2008
Reproduction No

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