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Peruvian Kaxinawá war club
A rectangular palm bark war club with triangular indention at bottom and areas of pink, black, and white (with design) string decoration along the long, carved top part of the handle. These decorations continue along the rest of the handle.
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Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather chief's plastron
This plastron is a feather train for the chief's dance costume. It features feathers attached to wooden bars, with split quills wrapped around the bars with black waxed string. Consists of brown and white harpy eagle and beige and black hawk…
Peruvian Kaxinawá chief's feather headdress
This headdress consists of a double wooden circle with thick white string and blue/white woven material. Four multicolored macaw feathers stand tall as do four sticks with white harpy eagle feathers. Also white, fluffy, and multicolored feathers…
Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill headdress
A headdress consisting of a narrow wooden circle with black string around it, one red feather, a short black feather, and porcupine quills featuring dangling multicolored feathers.
Notes on accession card:
"Isa Dani Maiti Hinaya
Tail feather is…
Notes on accession card:
"Isa Dani Maiti Hinaya
Tail feather is…
Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle, black string, and feathers.
Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati (Feather hat)- Crown of wod [sic] with twine (brown) binding feathers to wood. Layers blend together but is broken into two separate layers.…
Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati (Feather hat)- Crown of wod [sic] with twine (brown) binding feathers to wood. Layers blend together but is broken into two separate layers.…
Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden machete
A wooden machete adorned with a stained black and brownish design, with a razor grass-decorated handle, and feathers. The blade is straight edged and has a slanted tip.
Notes on accession card:
"Use: In initiation rites for ceremonial clearing of…
Notes on accession card:
"Use: In initiation rites for ceremonial clearing of…
Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey fur and feather headdress
This headdress consists of monkey fur and blue, red, and yellow macaw feathers and brown wild turkey feathers dispersed throughout.
Notes on accession card:
"skin: dukawan
y. f.: macaw (kana)
dull blue: kana
vibrant blue-gr. : xawan
brown:…
Notes on accession card:
"skin: dukawan
y. f.: macaw (kana)
dull blue: kana
vibrant blue-gr. : xawan
brown:…
Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, gray, and white woven material featuring two large feathers in the back as well as checkered brown and fluffy harpy eagle feathers and white, red, yellow, and blue feathers circling the…
Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, macaw, and heron.feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with black and white woven band with short black wild turkey feathers and yellow and red parrot feathers inside of folding white heron feathers attached with black string.
Notes on accession…
Notes on accession…
Peruvian Kaxinawá blue and gold macaw feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle, woven pink, gray, and white string and feathers.
Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati- Wood frame around which is woven white, pink and blue/grey cotton plus gold plant (razor grass) fiber strip wrapped…
Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati- Wood frame around which is woven white, pink and blue/grey cotton plus gold plant (razor grass) fiber strip wrapped…
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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.…