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  • Collection: Kaxinawá/Kensinger Collection

Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle, black string, and feathers.

Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati (Feather hat)- Crown of wod [sic] with twine (brown) binding feathers to wood. Layers blend together but is broken into two separate layers.…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton cloth

A cloth consisting of woven cotton with white and dark blue coloring and designs throughout. White string is on three corners of the cloth

length- 120.4 cm
width- 95 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (male)

A male ceramic doll made with red clay and adorned with black designs on its entire surface. This doll has large feet, wide outstretched arms, a distorted face, molded genitals, and a small hole underneath.

length- roughly 17.5 cm
width- roughly…

Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (male)

A male ceramic doll made with red clay and adorned with black designs on its entire surface. This doll has large feet, wide outstretched arms, a distorted face, molded genitals, and a small hole underneath.

length- roughly 18.6 cm
width- roughly…

Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (male)

A male ceramic doll made of red clay with prominent ears, squarish white shell eyes (affixed with pitch), a wide mouth, outstretched arms, and molded genitals. The doll features some blackened areas, a design on the right foot, and has a hole…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton belt

A cotton belt/ hip band consisting of a strip of woven white, dark blue, bright blue, and pink material; yellow, white, blue, and purple fringe; and two strings on each end.

length- 23 cm
width- 63.9 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá small bowl

Small. Decorated with rim tabs, white-stained design.

Peruvian Kaxinawá small bowl

Small. Decorated with rim tabs, white-stained design.

Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow

This arrow is sharp, double-edged, and pointed. The arrowhead is decorated on both sides and attached with pink, black, and white string. One macaw and one wild turkey feather adorn the top. This arrow was used to hunt tapir, deer.

arrowhead…