arm-band; ceremonial equipment

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Object Type: arm-band; ceremonial equipment
Museum number: Am1962,01.57
Description: Register 1962: Ceremonial arm-band made of monkey fur, red and yellow feathers and beetle wings which jingle when shaken.
Production ethnic group: Made by: Makuna; Made by: Tucano
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Colombia
Materials: monkey fur; feather; beetle tissue
Curator's comments: Register 1962: Arm band of monkey fur, red and yellow feathers and beetle wings which jingle when shaken. Worn on left arm only and with full festival regalia. (MK54), MAKUNA.
Location: Not on display
Subjects: ceremony/ritual; costume/clothing
Acquisition name: Donated by: Brian Moser; Donated by: Dr Donald Tayler
Acquisition date: 1962
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am1962,01.57

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