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Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears, pig and alligator teeth, tapir hoof, and macaw feather necklace

A necklace consisting of sixteen animal teeth (alligator and pig), one tapir hoof, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), and five clusters of cut macaw feathers. length- 40 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, black seed, ocelot, alligator, and rodent teeth

A necklace consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds ("Mai-Matsi"), ocelot, alligator and rodent teeth. length- 57.5 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill and seed necklace

A necklace consisting of porcupine quills, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds ("Mai-Matsi"), and green string. length- 45 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace

A necklace with two strands consisting of twenty ocelot teeth and Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi). length- 35 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed necklace

A long necklace consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi) and one black seed length- 33 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá sting-ray vertebra, jaguar teeth, and seed necklace

A necklace with two strands consisting of jaguar teeth, pig teeth, sting-ray caudal vertebrae, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), and tan seeds. length- 24.5 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed necklace

A necklace consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi) and black seeds ("Mai-Matsi"). length- 38.5 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá collar made of cotton and decorated with monkey teeth.

A collar consisting of nine strands of monkey teeth mounted on cotton bases. Multiple different monkeys are represented on this collar. This type of collar is typically made by a man. Wearing this piece would be the height of formality.

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Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed, pig's teeth necklace

A necklace with four strands consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds, and "Mai-Matsi" with pig's teeth. length- 26 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá child's necklace of tan seed, jaguar teeth, and sting-ray vertebra

A necklace meant for a child consisting of tan seeds, jaguar teeth, and sting-ray caudal vertebrae.

Notes on accession card:
"Sting-ray tail bones: protection from s-ray bite.
Gator- teeth
Seeds
For a child"

length- 13 cm