Collection place: Serra dos Umã, Pernambuco, Brazil / Donor: William D. Hohenthal / Culture or time period: South American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Animal figurine, accession number 16-7795, described as Wooden animal figurine of dark wood, length 4½ inches (pig?). Imburans wood

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 16-7803, described as Small caroa purse, two double cord grips[?], each with a tassel on the end

Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 16-7797, described as Wooden figurine of fowl, light wood, length 2 inches. Imburans wood

Hearst Museum object titled Clay sample, accession number 16-7813, described as “Pedra de Arapua” (dung?). Part of bees nest used for medicine

Hearst Museum object titled Goat figurine, accession number 16-7796, described as Wooden animal figurine of light wood, length 2 3/4 inches (goat?). Imburans wood

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 16-7812, described as Ouricouri palm headdress, consisting of sweat band and two perpendicular pieces crossing at top decorated with tassel from woody material

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 16-7805, described as Anthropomorphic pipe, 8½ inches in length with incised carving on bowl and a carved face also wearing a head-dress of feathers with a chinstrap and a feather cape. Jurema wood with feather decoration

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 16-7810a,b, described as Wooden whistle with pipe and stem, bowl decorated, whistle section below bowl, bowl length 4½ inches, stem length 5 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 16-7804, described as Jurema wood pipe, with heptagonal centerpiece, six of which have a design engraved on it, the seventh bearing the catalogue number, length 7½ inches