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Back Ornament

Shuar; or Achuar

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Caption

Shuar; or Achuar. Back Ornament, late 19th century. Bird bones ("tayu"), seeds, cotton fiber, beetle-wing covers, animal teeth, 29 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 1/2 in. (75.6 × 22.2 × 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 28.52.91. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Cultures

Shuar, or Achuar

Title

Back Ornament

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Bird bones ("tayu"), seeds, cotton fiber, beetle-wing covers, animal teeth

Classification

Ornament

Dimensions

29 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 1/2 in. (75.6 × 22.2 × 1.3 cm)

Credit Line

Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

28.52.91

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Artists and makers

Shuar

14 works in the collection

Achuar

15 works in the collection