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Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A face mask made of a large gourd. The face features beeswax eyebrows, a nose, a mouth with ten teeth (represented by armadillo scales), a mustache (made with human hair attached with beeswax), and cut out eyes. Some carving is featured on the left…
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A mask made of a medium-sized gourd. Facial features are affixed with beeswax. There is a nose (with feathers through each side, one has fallen off), eyebrows, a mouth (broken off and in a bag), and cut out eyes. Human hair on top of the head is…
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A mask made of a large, brown gourd. The facial features are affixed with beeswax. There is one ear with hole through it (other is in a bag), a mouth with tongue, six teeth (made of armadillo scales), and a monkey hair (white tipped) goatee under…
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A face mask made of a large brown gourd. Beeswax is used to affix the facial features. Human hair adorns the top of the mask as well as the eyebrows and chin. The mouth features teeth made of armadillo scales. Two green feathers adorn the nose and…
Peruvian Kaxinawá feather nose piece
Part "a" of a two part nose piece, consisting of a primarily blue macaw feather with a smaller dark feather attached at the base.
length a- 34 cm
length b- 32 cm
length a- 34 cm
length b- 32 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá feather nose piece
A two part nose piece, each consisting of a red macaw feather with a blue tip and a smaller dark feather attached at the base. For the side of the nose.
length a- 32 cm
length b- 32 cm
length a- 32 cm
length b- 32 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá female face mask
A female face mask made of a very large gourd. The face features beeswax eyebrows (one missing), a long nose, wide mouth with eight teeth (represented with armadillo scales), ears, and cut out eyes. Human hair on top of the head is held in place with…
Peruvian Kaxinawá giant anteater skin headdress
A headdress consisting of a wide, thin bamboo circle. The surface is covered with giant anteater skin and adorned with multicolored feathers with two tall red feathers in the back.
Notes on accession cards:
"Paka maiti Keneya (bamboo hat with…
Notes on accession cards:
"Paka maiti Keneya (bamboo hat with…
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Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton belt
A cotton belt/ hip band consisting of a heavy, narrow white and black woven band; white, blue, and pink fringe; and white string at either end.…