[Feathered Crown] The Kaapor, who live in the tropical forests of northeastern Brazil, are well known for their spectacular feather ornaments.

This man's crown is composed of three elements -- a cotton band, feather strings, and feather pendants. When a man wears it, the headdress opens over the eyes like a sun visor, and the feather pendants fall over the temples. Men usually wear these head ornaments for ceremonial occasions

Courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian
Feathered Crown (Akangatar), Kaapor (Urubu) peoples, Brazil, about A.D. 1962, cotton cordage, yellow japo ararajuba feathers, scarlet macaw feathers, and black mutum feathers

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