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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…
Notes on accession card:
"This headdress has yellow macaw (kana) feathers, and bluish tanager (xanen) feathers. base-tail oriole feathers (2…
Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed arrow
A barbed arrow, made from palm-bark, mounted in cane shaft and adorned with feathers and colored twine. Arrows were almost always decorated for beauty but the feathers on the end of arrow have a definite purpose in terms of movement of the arrow.…
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
back width- 8.4 cm
front width- 9 cm
side width- 9 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.
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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 arrow head is decorated and attached to the pole with pink, black, and white string. One red and one black feather adorn the top along with colored string and razor grass. This arrow was used to…
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 arrow is sharp, double-edged, and pointed. The arrowhead is decorated and attached with pink, white, and black string. One red and one black feather are attached to the top of the pole with colored string and razor grass. This arrow was used to…
Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow
This bamboo blade is mounted in a cane shaft. It is bound by colored twine and decorated on both ends with macaw and wild turkey feathers. The blade is painted and lacquered red and black. It is used to hunt tapir and deer.
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…
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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.…