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Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey fur and feather headdress

This headdress consists of spider monkey fur and blue, red, and yellow feathers dispersed throughout.

headband length - 27.5 cm
tail length - 30 cm

Condition of item:
shriveled skin, hair falling out

Peruvian Kaxinawá yellow oriole and macaw feather headdress

A headdress consisting of blue and red macaw feathers and yellow oriole feathers. Headdress has a wooden circle with woven black, white, and pink string.

width from front-to-back - 17.6 cm
width from side-to-side - 15 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá giant anteater skin headdress

A headdress consisting of a wide, thin bamboo circle. The surface is covered with giant anteater skin and adorned with multicolored feathers with two tall red feathers in the back.

Notes on accession cards:
"Paka maiti Keneya (bamboo hat with…

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 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 harpy eagle feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, white, and blue woven material featuring yellow, black, and white fluffy harpy eagle feathers.

front-to-back- 16.9 cm
side-to-side- 16 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a narrow wooden circle with black string around it, adorned with numerous white, black, and brownish-gray fluffy feathers. The feathers come from the leg, back, and breast of a harpy eagle.

front-to-back- 14.5…

Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey fur headdress

This headdress consists of a wide but thin bamboo band with monkey fur and two red macaw feathers standing vertically.

front width - 11.9 cm
back width - 11 cm
side widths - 11 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf fire fan

A fire fan consisting of woven dried palm leaves in a pentagon shape with a straight wood strip at the base.

length at top- 27 cm
width- 45.5 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá green parrot feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle with black, white, and pink string adorned with rows of feathers.

Notes on accession card:
"Pei maiti- Feather hat-
Weaving of Pink, Black and white around wood headpiece. Lowest layer of feathers:…