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Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey fur and feather headdress
This headdress consists of spider monkey fur and blue, red, and yellow feathers dispersed throughout.
headband length - 27.5 cm
tail length - 30 cm
Condition of item:
shriveled skin, hair falling out
headband length - 27.5 cm
tail length - 30 cm
Condition of item:
shriveled skin, hair falling out
Peruvian Kaxinawá yellow oriole and macaw feather headdress
A headdress consisting of blue and red macaw feathers and yellow oriole feathers. Headdress has a wooden circle with woven black, white, and pink string.
width from front-to-back - 17.6 cm
width from side-to-side - 15 cm
width from front-to-back - 17.6 cm
width from side-to-side - 15 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá child's cotton belt
A belt/hip band meant for a child consisting of white and blue cotton with five strings on each end.
Notes on accession card:
"every day wear
General class: chinaxeti
Made for co-wife's son
This piece didn't fit, sold to Mr.…
Notes on accession card:
"every day wear
General class: chinaxeti
Made for co-wife's son
This piece didn't fit, sold to Mr.…
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket
A close-weave palm leaf basket with a roundish square shape. The top is bound in brown twine.
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan- Little and big alike are termed this.
Made of ribs of unopened pal fronds"
depth- 11 cm
circumference- 72 cm
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan- Little and big alike are termed this.
Made of ribs of unopened pal fronds"
depth- 11 cm
circumference- 72 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket
A small, close-weave palm leaf basket with a roundish square shape. The top is bound in white string.
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan- Little and big alike are termed this.
Made of ribs of unopened palm fronds"
depth- 49 cm
circumference-…
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan- Little and big alike are termed this.
Made of ribs of unopened palm fronds"
depth- 49 cm
circumference-…
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket
A small, close-weave palm leaf basket with a roundish square shape. The top is bound in twine.
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan- little and big alike are termed this.
Made from ribs of unopened palm fronds."
depth- 7 cm
circumference- 43.5…
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan- little and big alike are termed this.
Made from ribs of unopened palm fronds."
depth- 7 cm
circumference- 43.5…
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket
A small, close-weaved, deep, roundish basket made of soft palm leaf.
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan
little and big alike are termed
made of ribs of unopened palms fronds"
depth- 7 cm
circumference- 39.4 cm
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan
little and big alike are termed
made of ribs of unopened palms fronds"
depth- 7 cm
circumference- 39.4 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton belt
A woven cotton belt/ hip band consisting of a brown and white strip; dark blue, dark pink, and white fringe; and a white string on each end.
length- 27 cm
width- 77.5 cm
length- 27 cm
width- 77.5 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton underskirt
An underskirt consisting of woven cotton with white and dark blue coloring. Features four wide stripes and design throughout the underskirt.
length- 37 cm
width- 53.5 cm
Obtained used
length- 37 cm
width- 53.5 cm
Obtained used
Peruvian Kaxinawá spindle and whorl
A spindle and whorl consisting of a dark brown wooden top, long palm bark spindle, and white spun cotton wrapped around the spindle.
It is said that once a man has finished making the stave he is not supposed to handle the spindle again. If he…
It is said that once a man has finished making the stave he is not supposed to handle the spindle again. If he…
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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.…