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Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill headdress
Notes on accession card:
"Isa Dani Maiti Hinaya
Tail feather is…
Peruvian Kaxinawá headdress made of snake skin adorned with feathers, Job's tears, porcupine quills, and cotton pom-poms.
Tags: anaconda, Cashinahua, celebratory, cotton, dance costume, ethnographic, feather, Job's tears, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, ornamental, Peru, Peruvian, porcupine quill, ritual, seed, skin, snake
Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, one black seed, one red seed, and strands of porcupine quills
Tags: Cashinahua, ethnographic, jewelry, Job's tears, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, ornamental, Peru, Peruvian, porcupine quill, seed
Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill wristlets
Notes on accession card:
"Two porcupine quill wristles used for dress-up and ceremonial occasions. Porcupine is rare and not all families eath them (this one does). Worn with 1966-1-13.
Maker:…
Tags: bracelet, Cashinahua, ethnographic, jewelry, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, ornamental, Peru, Peruvian, porcupine quill, wristlet
Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill necklace
length- 31.5 cm
Tags: Cashinahua, ethnographic, jewelry, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, ornamental, Peru, Peruvian, porcupine quill
Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill and seed necklace
Tags: Cashinahua, ethnographic, jewelry, Job's tears, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, ornamental, Peru, Peruvian, porcupine quill, seed
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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.…