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  • Collection: Kaxinawá/Kensinger Collection

Peruvian Kaxinawá headdress made of snake skin adorned with feathers, Job's tears, porcupine quills, and cotton pom-poms.

A headdress consisting of a wide circle of snakeskin, purple, blue, yellow, and red feathers on a band, small Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), porcupine quills, and string with pink and blue pom poms circling the bottom of the band. Notes on…

Peruvian Kaxinawá jar

Small. Decorated with incised design.

Peruvian Kaxinawá jar

Small. Decorated with incised design.

Peruvian Kaxinawá jar

Small. Decorated with incised design.

Peruvian Kaxinawá jar

Small compound shape. Decorated with rim tabs and ridge at rim.

Peruvian Kaxinawá jar

Small. Decorated with incised design.

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed earrings

Earrings consisting of white string, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), gray-brown, small dark brown, and medium-sized black seeds. Part a consists of ten strands, part b consists of twelve strands. Notes on accession card:"Earrings of Job's tears. To…

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed earrings

A pair of earrings consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), brownish-gray, large black, and hollow open-ended brown seeds. Part a has fifteen strands, part b has 18 strands. Notes on accession card:"Long earrings of Job's tears to be worn with…