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Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair
A pair of close-weaved, soft palm leaf baskets in the shape of deep roundish squares. The tops are bound together in white string.
depth:
a- 15 cm
b- 14.2 cm
circumference:
a- 64 cm
…
depth:
a- 15 cm
b- 14.2 cm
circumference:
a- 64 cm
…
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair
A pair of close-weaved, soft palm leaf baskets in the shape of deep roundish squares. The tops are bound together in white string.
depth:
a- 15.9 cm
b- 12.9 cm
circumference:
a- 68 cm
b- 77 cm
depth:
a- 15.9 cm
b- 12.9 cm
circumference:
a- 68 cm
b- 77 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá white heron feather fire fan
A fire fan consisting of twelve white heron feathers bound to two pieces of bamboo by colored string. Used in fertility rites for fanning male initiates; often hung around weaver's neck.
length of middle feather - 41.2 cm
top width - 39…
length of middle feather - 41.2 cm
top width - 39…
Peruvian Kaxinawá sting-ray vertebra, jaguar teeth, alligator teeth, and seed necklace
A necklace with one short strand consisting of stingray vertebra, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), small black seeds and poisonous red and black seeds with three jaguar teeth and five smaller alligator teeth. length- 24 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears, sting-ray vertebra, and frog leg-bone necklace
A necklace consisting of two strands of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), sting-ray vertebrae, and frog leg-bones. The stingray spine is meant to guard against sting from a ray and the frog legs are for strength in the legs. This piece was made by a…
Peruvian Kaxinawá child's necklace of frog leg-bone and alligator teeth
A necklace meant for a child with two strands consisting of white string, small alligator teeth, and frog leg bones.
Notes on accession card:
"Leg- bones- frog: gives strong legs
gator teeth: give strong teeth
short- 2 strands
Maker: Soldado…
Notes on accession card:
"Leg- bones- frog: gives strong legs
gator teeth: give strong teeth
short- 2 strands
Maker: Soldado…
Peruvian Kaxinawá pink and white heron feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, black, and white woven material featuring three rows of feathers. The pink and white feathers are from a heron. The two tall feathers in the back of this headdress are macaw tail feathers…
Peruvian Kaxinawá white, black-tipped Kuxo feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, gray, and white woven material featuring short blue, gray, brown, and red feathers as well as longer white-brown feathers.
Notes on accession card:
"Crown of macaw feathers. Main part…
Notes on accession card:
"Crown of macaw feathers. Main part…
Peruvian Kaxinawá hawk feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle, white and black string, woven material, feathers.
Notes on accession card:
"Pei maiti- Black, pink and white weaved cotton thread (goldwork). Crown has Black/white feathers of a small hawk. Plume is a…
Notes on accession card:
"Pei maiti- Black, pink and white weaved cotton thread (goldwork). Crown has Black/white feathers of a small hawk. Plume is a…
Peruvian Kaxinawá white heron feather fire fan
A fire fan consisting of dirty-white white heron feathers bound together by three pieces of bamboo wood and pink string.
Notes on accession card:
"Payati used in initiation rites
14 white heron feathers attached at base by running 2 bamboo…
Notes on accession card:
"Payati used in initiation rites
14 white heron feathers attached at base by running 2 bamboo…
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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.…