small feathered cape

small feathered cape , late 1800s–1928

Where object was made: Venezuela

Material/technique: bark cloth; plum throated cotinga; blue-and-yellow macaw feathers; beetles; red-billed toucan feathers; seeds; pigment

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 41 x 55 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 16 1/8 x 21 5/8 in

Credit line: Source unknown

Accession number: 2007.2755

Not on display

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Identified bird feathers in this garment include parrots (Psittacidae family), the plum-throated cotinga (Cotinga maynana) and the white-throated toucan (Ramphastos tucanus). The plum-throated cotinga at the center of the cape is not native to Venezuala, where the cape was created. The birds are native to more southerly neighboring countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.