Club with weave "kô kam´yr" ·  Brazil, Kayapó · ID: 3049039

Description

wood, plant fibre, cotton string,

Wickerwork “kam´yr” made of narrow, dark brown strips from the bark of an arum plant and fine, elongated palm leaf strips. The wickerwork is partly dyed dark with beeswax, which also serves as an adhesive.

The object Club with weave “kô kam´yr” with the object ID 3049039 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 198 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 200.

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Comparing literature

Verswijver, Gustaaf, Kaiapo, Materielle Kultur-spirituelle Welt, Frankfurt am Main 1995, p. 295