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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 black trumpeter bird feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with white and blue woven material featuring fluffy, black feathers as well as dangling blue, red, brown, and yellow feathers. The black feathers are from the trumpeter bird.

front-to-back- 15.5…

Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter bird feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a narrow wooden circle with black string around it, adorned with numerous black trumpeter bird (Nea) feathers and a few white, fluffy feathers.

front-to-back- 17 cm
side-to-side- 16.3 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter bird feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a bamboo circle adorned with one large feather in the back and fluffy, black feathers on the front and sides as well as dangling red and yellow Kana and Kain feathers. The black feathers are from the trumpeter bird…

Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle, black string, and feathers.

Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati (Feather hat)- Crown of wod [sic] with twine (brown) binding feathers to wood. Layers blend together but is broken into two separate layers.…

Peruvian Kaxinawá blue and gold macaw feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle, woven pink, gray, and white string and feathers.

Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati- Wood frame around which is woven white, pink and blue/grey cotton plus gold plant (razor grass) fiber strip wrapped…

Peruvian Kaxinawá chief's feather headdress

This headdress consists of a double wooden circle with thick white string and blue/white woven material. Four multicolored macaw feathers stand tall as do four sticks with white harpy eagle feathers. Also white, fluffy, and multicolored feathers…

Peruvian Kaxinawá corn husk ball

This ball made of dried corn husk-like material consists of a dark brown outside and a tan inside. It is tied together at the top using pink string.

circumference- 30 cm