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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 ocelot and monkey skin headdress

A headdress made of a wide but thin bamboo band adorned with ocelot skin, monkey skin, and multicolored macaw feathers.

back width - 9.5 cm
side widths - 7.9 cm
front width - 6.4 cm
circumference - 63 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 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

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 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 white heron feather fire fan

A fire fan consisting of dirty-white white heron feathers bound together by three pieces of bamboo wood and pink string.

Notes on accession card:
"Payati used in initiation rites
14 white heron feathers attached at base by running 2 bamboo…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cane pipe

This large snuff pipe is made out of cane with beeswax at the junction.

length- 38 cm

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…

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…