Statue, painted plaster, kneeling male American Indian archer. Brown skin, green base, silver, blue, yellow, and red skirt and feather headdress, thin metal rod bow and arrow attached with white cord to archer's right hand. Inscription on base. 20 cm.
Donor:
Daryl P. Domning and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Verbatim coll. place:
Brazil
Culture or time period:
Afro-Brazilian
Collector:
Daryl P. Domning
Collection date:
April 1978
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Statuettes (free-standing sculpture)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Context of use:
Used in Umbanda, one of the Afro-Brazilian possession cults.
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Comment:
Arm mended in two places. Received in three pieces and chips.