Feather ornaments

Full view of a Feather ornament
Amazon River, Western Brazil, Pre-1879
Scarlet macaw, blue-and-yellow macaw, filed jaguar teeth, vegetable fibre
Accession Number 56.25.877

Among certain groups, like the Bororo (Western Brazil), feathers are carefully positioned in ornaments to mimic their position on the bird’s body. Great attention went into the maintenance of these objects.


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