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Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle featuring black, brown, and yellow reed material at the bottom, as well as white and black woven material. This headdress is adorned with dark blue, multicolored folding, fluffy white, and white-black spotted…
Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with black string around it, adorned with pink, black, and white woven material featuring one red feather in the back as well as multicolored short feathers and long, shaggy gray and white harpy eagle…
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm bark bow
This palm bark bow is covered in a protective casing of brown corn husks. Underneath this casing the bow is wrapped with pink, black, and white string and razor grass.
Notes on accession card:
"covered with corn husks
which will remain in…
Notes on accession card:
"covered with corn husks
which will remain in…
Peruvian Kaxinawá beeswax mixture
This material is made of beeswax, chicle, and rubber. It is a black, hard, oval shape. length- 5.5 cm Further information: "Thie resinous mixture of beeswax, wild rubber, and chicle finds several uses in Cashinahua crafts- as a paint, an adhesive, or…
Peruvian Kaxinawá bone pipe
This short snuff pipe is made out of bird bone with beeswax at the fork.
length- 7 cm
length- 7 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá three pronged palm bark arrow
This featherless fishing arrow has a three pronged tip. The shaft is made of cane and has three prongs made of wood with barbs carved into each prong. The middle prong is inserted into the shaft while the other two are bound to the middle prong…
Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow
This arrow is sharp, double-edged, and indented in the middle. It is also pointed and attached to the pole with pink, black, and white string. Two macaw feathers are attached to the top of the pole with string. This arrow was used to hunt tapir,…
Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow
This wooden, sharp, pointed arrow has two jagged edges. It is decorated, and attached to the pole with pink, black and white string. At the end it has two harpy eagle feathers. Used for hunting large terrestrial animals.
arrowhead length- 33…
arrowhead length- 33…
Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle
The mortar is is a balm nut with a balsa wood stopper. The pestle is a slender palm bark rod. Used for grinding tobacco.
mortar length- 14 cm
pestle length- 26 cm
mortar length- 14 cm
pestle length- 26 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow
This wooden, sharp and pointed arrow has two jagged edges. It is attached to the pole with white and pink string. It is decorated, with two feathers at the end, one is a red and blue macaw feather, the other a solid black wild turkey feather. For…
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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.…