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The brightly coloured feathers and skins of parrots, macaws, and
toucans have been used in South America since pre-Columbian times
to make feather headdresses and body ornaments, and are still the
most common type of feather used today. This object is a toucan
skin and was worn as a pendant. It was collected amongst the Achuar-Shiwiar
people in northern Peru.
View database record 1945.7.38
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