Strands of Beetle-Wing Covers

Artist:AguarunaAchuar

Medium: Beetle-wing covers, beads, feathers, fiber

Geograhical Locations:

• Pongo de Manseriche, Marañón River, Peru

Dates:ca. 1930

Dimensions: 6 x 1 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (15.2 x 3.8 x 19.1 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas

Accession Number: 37.474

Image: 37.474_PS11.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Three strands of iridescent green beetle-wing covers attached together with cotton thread. One strand has red beads at the top. Some have remnants of feathers. Used as ear ornaments. Condition: some wing covers are broken.

Brooklyn Museum