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Feather headdress

Guyana

 

Collected by Audrey J. Butt-Colson in 1951-2

Given to the Museum in 1954

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Feather headdress, Guyana

This headdress was collected among the Akawaoi in Guyana. Headdresses such as this were traditionally worn by men at ceremonies, or by the leader of a war party. It is made from macaw feathers, black powis feathers, and a thick cotton band. The two long macaw feathers are decorated with duck down and were worn at the back of the head.

View database record 1954.2.105