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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Bark Cloth Peleacon Costume (2000.01.0153) | |
| Classification | Personal Artifacts : Clothing-Outerwear : Costume | |
| Visual Description | Green, yellow, brown, and tan geometric shapes. Upper left corner brown and yellow hook like bird head. Lower left corner has a square with concave sides in brown and yellow and tan. Right side is totem like with round green female face in center. Bottom has the shape of an eye with a triangle on either side forming a concave square. Top is concave rectangle in yellow and brown. Looks like an "I". | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | America, South, Brazil, Mari Açu, Mari Acu | |
| Period/Date | , 1970 | |
| Culture | Tukuna | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 126.6 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 93.2 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.2 cm | |
| Weight | N/A | |
| Measuring Remarks | Measurements approximate due to condition and not being able to flatten. Weight is waived- CRK Department of Anthropology, Bolian, Charles E., 5/1/1971: 88 x 124 cm. | |
| Materials | Textile--Bark, Pigment | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Painting, Papermaking | |
| Munsell Color Information | waived | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | Bark-cloth painting. Fragments of untwisted chambira fiber on seams, hook form on front with eyeholes, moon on back, geometric forms on both sides, made for girl's puberty ceremony. Bark cloth white; achiote red, safroa yellow, chontaduro green, genipa black. Mari Acu, Brazil; 88 x 124 cm. 21775. "Masquerades and Demons" | |
| Scholarly Notes | N/A | |
| Comparanda | 1 --LOA Quantity Field | |
| Bibliography | Masquerades and Demons, Tukuna Bark-Cloth Paintings, Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC | |
| Reproduction | N/A | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |