Machiguenga
Feather headband
Machiguenga, 1972
Scroll
Machiguenga
Feather headband
Machiguenga, 1972
Physical Qualities
Feathers, string, black thread, 29 15/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (string extended) (76 × 4 × 5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carolyn Brady, New York
Object Number
2001.434
Multicolored mix of feathers: red, yellow, blue, green
Part of a set of Machiguenga items obtained by G. Edward Montgomery (anthropologist) and wife (Rita J. Erickson) from Harold and Patricia Davis (linguists), on Monday, June 11, 1973 at the Davis' house in Yarinacocha, Peru. See hard files for details.
Carolyn Brady was given the headband by G. Edward Montgomery, c. 1973.
Carolyn Brady was given the headband by G. Edward Montgomery, c. 1973.
Inscribed: None
