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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 harpy eagle Chief's dance costume

Part of a chief's dance costume (intended as a "back rack") consisting of brown harpy eagle and other multicolored feathers mounted on a woven vine rack.

width from front-to-back - 48.4 cm
width from side-to-side - 53.2 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey and harpy eagle feather shaman headdress adorned with monkey teeth and snail shells

A headdress consisting of harpy eagle feathers and wild turkey crests. The headdress also includes: colored binding with adorning monkey teeth, and snail shells which are attached to two hanging feathered string tails (one of which features bird…

Peruvian Kaxinawá green parrot feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle with black, white, and pink string adorned with rows of feathers.

Notes on accession card:
"Pei maiti- Feather hat-
Weaving of Pink, Black and white around wood headpiece. Lowest layer of feathers:…

Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf fire fan

A fire fan consisting of woven dried palm leaves in a pentagon shape with a straight wood strip at the base.

length at top- 27 cm
width- 45.5 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey fur headdress

This headdress consists of a wide but thin bamboo band with monkey fur and two red macaw feathers standing vertically.

front width - 11.9 cm
back width - 11 cm
side widths - 11 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a narrow wooden circle with black string around it, adorned with numerous white, black, and brownish-gray fluffy feathers. The feathers come from the leg, back, and breast of a harpy eagle.

front-to-back- 14.5…

Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, white, and blue woven material featuring yellow, black, and white fluffy harpy eagle feathers.

front-to-back- 16.9 cm
side-to-side- 16 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá giant anteater skin headdress

A headdress consisting of a wide, thin bamboo circle. The surface is covered with giant anteater skin and adorned with multicolored feathers with two tall red feathers in the back.

Notes on accession cards:
"Paka maiti Keneya (bamboo hat with…