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 None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1986
Culture Achuar, Jivaroan

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 Measurements include strap.
Materials Animal--Feather, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton
Manufacturing Processes Plaiting, Weaving
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography N/A

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Norman E. and Dorothea Scott Whitten, Gift 2008
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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