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  • Collection: Kaxinawá/Kensinger Collection

Peruvian Kaxinawá armadillo tail trumpet

"These trumpets are made and used by men on ritual occasions. A long segment of bamboo, tawa, forms the shaft. An armadillo tail, yaix hina, is hollowed, scraped, and attached to form the flaring, curved bell. The shaft may be decorated with…

Peruvian Kaxinawá armadillo tail trumpet

"These trumpets are made and used by men on ritual occasions. A long segment of bamboo, tawa, forms the shaft. An armadillo tail, yaix hina, is hollowed, scraped, and attached to form the flaring, curved bell. The shaft may be decorated with…

Peruvian Kaxinawá teeth and seed necklace

MISSING A necklace consisting of teeth and two types of seeds.