ornament
- Museum number
- Am.8739
- Description
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Ornament; made of wood; bark and wood framework in the shape of fish, front decorated with feathers.
- Production date
- 1872 (before)
- Dimensions
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Height: 19 centimetres
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Width: 10.75 centimetres
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Depth: 0.75 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Information provided by Murui Muina elders and researcher Juan Alvaro Echeverri. Feather fish. Men wore them over their backs to represent the wings of a bird during the yadiko dance. Feathers are closely associated with music and performance among the Murui-Muina. They used to take care of the birds and feed them certain foods to improve the tones of their plumage. Materials: feathers of the mei bird (indigo bunting) and bark cloth
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1872
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am.8739
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Am1872C1.8739 (old CDMS no.)
