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Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow

This arrow is sharp, double-edged, and pointed. The arrowhead is decorated on both sides and attached to the bamboo pole with pink, black, and white string. One red and one black feather adorn the top with colored string. This arrow was used to hunt…

Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow

This arrow is sharp, double-edged, and pointed. The arrowhead is decorated and attached with pink, black, and white string. One white and brown striped harpy eagle feather and one black wild turkey feather are attached with colored string and razor…

Peruvian Kaxinawá macaw and harpy eagle feather headdress

A feathered headdress consisting of a wide, thin bamboo band; adorned with blue, yellow, and red macaw and harpy eagle feathers.

front width - 9 cm
back width - 8 cm
side widths - 8.5 cm

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 bamboo and macaw tail feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wide, thin bamboo circle with one long red macaw tail feather with one short black and white wild turkey feather attached to the back.

back width- 8.4 cm
front width- 9 cm
side width- 9 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow

This arrow is sharp, double-edged, and indented in the middle. It is also pointed and attached to the pole with pink, black, and white string. Two macaw feathers are attached to the top of the pole with string. This arrow was used to hunt tapir,…

Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow

This wooden, sharp, pointed arrow has two jagged edges. It is decorated, and attached to the pole with pink, black and white string. At the end it has two harpy eagle feathers. Used for hunting large terrestrial animals.

arrowhead length- 33…

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 bamboo arrow

This arrow is sharp, double-edged, and pointed. The arrowhead is attached to the pole with pink, white, and black string. One red/blue macaw feather and one black wild turkey feather adorn the top of the pole along with colored string. This arrow was…

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