Kayapó-Mekrãgnoti: Dorsal headdress, Pêjàtijamy êdjà kam dja, with a palm frond support, àkkàdjêdjà. Worn by married women with children during specific name-giving ceremonies. Photo © Houston Museum of Natural Science.   Detail:

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