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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Olive Tinniswood Roen.
Feathered Headcloth
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Olive Tinniswood Roen.

Feathered Headcloth

DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureShuar
Dateca. 1967
Dimensionswith ties: 4 1/2 × 32 × 2 1/4 in. (11.4 × 81.3 × 5.7 cm)
without ties: 4 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (11.4 × 41.3 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Olive Tinniswood Roen
Object number2024.21.1
Geography
Place foundCuenca, Ecuador
DescriptionShuar Feathered Headcloth
On view
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mid-20th century
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Culture: Sepik River
early- 20th century
Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Unknown
Culture: Sepik River
late- 19th-early- 20th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Rev. Guido Nuernberger.
Culture: South Sotho peoples
mid- 20th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Rev. Guido Nuernberger.
Culture: Sotho peoples
mid- 20th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Jill Vexler, Ph.D.
Culture: Trique or Mixtec
1972
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Nola and James Gail Sheldon.
Unknown
Culture: Bamana peoples
19th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Friends of Folk Art.
Unknown
ca. 1960

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