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Peruvian Kaxinawá clam shell ear plugs

Round disks made from clam shell; painted black and white and attached to cylindrical cane post.

Notes on accession card:
"black paint: beeswax, rubber, chicle mixture
bright orange: Achiote"

shell a width- 5 cm
shell b width- 6 cm
wooden…

Peruvian Kaxinawá clam shell ear plugs

Round disks made from clam shell painted red-orange, black and white and attached to wooden cylindrical cane post. The black paint is made of a beeswax, rubber, and chicle mixture (Bui) while the red-orange paint is "Achiote".

Note on accession…

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 snake skin headdress adorned with feathers, Job's tears, and monkey teeth.

A headdress consisting of a circle of snakeskin decorated with blue, yellow, red, brown, and white feathers. Around the bottom of this snakeskin band is a cotton thread with small monkey teeth and eight hanging objects attached. These hanging objects…

Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo with yellow, blue, purple, and grey feathers headdress

A headdress consisting of a wide, thin bamboo band adorned with yellow, blue, purple, and gray feathers.

Notes on accession card:
"This headdress has yellow macaw (kana) feathers, and bluish tanager (xanen) feathers. base-tail oriole feathers (2…

Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden stool

This stool, made for a child's initiation rites, was carved from one piece of wood. It has a circular top, and one leg which increases in width from top to bottom. A geometrical design covers the entire stool.


circumference of top- 46…

Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden stool

A wooden stool with a stained design, intended as a toy for a child.

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace

A necklace with three short strands consisting of fifteen ocelot teeth and Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi). length- 41.5 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears, pig and alligator teeth, tapir hoof, and macaw feather necklace

A necklace consisting of sixteen animal teeth (alligator and pig), one tapir hoof, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), and five clusters of cut macaw feathers. length- 40 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden doll

This doll is wooden, plain, small and has four short, slightly carved legs.
Notes on accession card:
"pieces of wood as canoe
[mate with 1966-1-146] made for his daughter who didn't like them because they couldn't be told apart
non-traditional…