A fascinating and exceedingly rare shamanistic ritual item from the Juruna people who live on the Xingu River in the greater Amazon basin in central Brazil. Called an 'abeata,' it is used during the Anai-Karia festival of the dead, and is worn only by the officiating shaman or by a new widow/widower. The Juruna number only a little over 300 souls and are known for still being particularly unfriendly to outsiders. This group is distinguished for their ceramic and crude wood carvings. The abeata is composed of a mantle of long twisted strands of Amazon cotton which the Juruna and their more prolific neighbors, the Kayapo, grow. The crown is green parrot feathers and long wing primaries are attached to the bottom end of the cotton danglers. Two bundles of black feathers bound with cotton hang from the forehead area of the crown and on longer strands are suspended two simple bamboo flute pipes. Completely unique, rare, and incredibly displayable. This abeata would make a fine decorative tribal feature near an entrance. The long, slender profile of the piece makes it eminently suitable for those constricted, harder to fill spaces between windows or next to doorways. Length is approximately 5 1/2'. Stand is not included, but a suitable stand can be fabricated upon request and at an additional charge.

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