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Peruvian Kaxinawá female face mask

A female face mask made of a very large gourd. The face features beeswax eyebrows (one missing), a long nose, wide mouth with eight teeth (represented with armadillo scales), ears, and cut out eyes. Human hair on top of the head is held in place with…

Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask

A mask made of a large, brown gourd. The facial features are affixed with beeswax. There is one ear with hole through it (other is in a bag), a mouth with tongue, six teeth (made of armadillo scales), and a monkey hair (white tipped) goatee under…

Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask

A face mask made of an orange gourd consisting of appliqued beeswax pitch features, faded red and black stained designs, two rows of armadillo scales representing teeth, two yellow feathers in the nose, two holes for eyes and one mouth hole. The nose…

Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask

A face mask made of a large gourd. The face features beeswax eyebrows, a nose, a mouth with ten teeth (represented by armadillo scales), a mustache (made with human hair attached with beeswax), and cut out eyes. Some carving is featured on the left…

Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden dagger

A carved and painted wooden dagger adorned with two long red and blue/yellow feathers. At the tips of each of these feathers is a cut black and white feather, affixed with pitch. A clump of orange and black squirrel tail fur adorns the base of the…

Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden dagger

A carved and painted wooden dagger adorned with two long red and blue feathers. At the tips of each of these feathers is a cut black and white feather, affixed with pitch. A clump of orange and black squirrel tail fur adorns the base of the…

Peruvian Kaxinawá comb with wooden teeth and woven cotton binding.

A comb consisting of smooth, thin, and rounded wooden teeth woven together with pink, black, and white string. Pitch is used to bind the teeth together.

base- 1.9 cm
width- 8 cm
handle- 1-3 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask

A mask made of a medium-sized gourd. Facial features are affixed with beeswax. There is a nose (with feathers through each side, one has fallen off), eyebrows, a mouth (broken off and in a bag), and cut out eyes. Human hair on top of the head is…