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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 wooden stool

A wooden stool with a stained design, intended as a toy for a child.

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…

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 wild turkey, parrot, and harpy eagle feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, gray, and white woven band with one row of short black feathers (from the underpart of a harpy eagle's wing) and one row of colored feathers (parrot and wild turkey).

front-to-back…

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…

Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, macaw, and heron feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with black, white, and pink woven band with a double row of short black wild turkey feathers and yellow/blue/red macaw feathers inside of folding white heron feathers attached with black…

Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey and harpy eagle feather shaman headdress adorned with monkey teeth and snail shells

A headdress consisting of harpy eagle feathers and wild turkey crests. The headdress also includes: colored binding with adorning monkey teeth, and snail shells which are attached to two hanging feathered string tails (one of which features bird…

Peruvian Kaxinawá white, black-tipped Kuxo feather headdress

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, gray, and white woven material featuring short blue, gray, brown, and red feathers as well as longer white-brown feathers.

Notes on accession card:
"Crown of macaw feathers. Main part…