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Peruvian Kaxinawá white heron feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with white string and pink, gray, and white woven material featuring a tall red feather, two yellow feathers, folding white heron feathers, multicolored feathers, and black feathers.
front-to-back…
front-to-back…
Peruvian Kaxinawá white heron feather headdress
A headdress consisting of black wild turkey, blue/yellow macaw, and white heron feathers. Headdress also includes woven design and colored binding.
width from front-to-back - 15.9 cm
width from side-to-side - 16 cm
width from front-to-back - 15.9 cm
width from side-to-side - 16 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá white heron feather fire fan
A fire fan consisting of dirty-white white heron feathers bound together by three pieces of bamboo wood and pink string.
Notes on accession card:
"Payati used in initiation rites
14 white heron feathers attached at base by running 2 bamboo…
Notes on accession card:
"Payati used in initiation rites
14 white heron feathers attached at base by running 2 bamboo…
Peruvian Kaxinawá white heron feather fire fan
A fire fan consisting of twelve white heron feathers bound to two pieces of bamboo by colored string. Used in fertility rites for fanning male initiates; often hung around weaver's neck.
length of middle feather - 41.2 cm
top width - 39…
length of middle feather - 41.2 cm
top width - 39…
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.
Notes…
Notes…
Peruvian Kaxinawá snake skin headdress adorned with feathers, Job's tears, and monkey teeth.
A headdress consisting of a circle of snakeskin decorated with blue, yellow, red, brown, and white feathers. Around the bottom of this snakeskin band is a cotton thread with small monkey teeth and eight hanging objects attached. These hanging objects…
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 pink and white heron feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, black, and white woven material featuring three rows of feathers. The pink and white feathers are from a heron. The two tall feathers in the back of this headdress are macaw tail feathers…
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
length at top- 27 cm
width- 45.5 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá ocelot and monkey skin headdress
A headdress made of a wide but thin bamboo band adorned with ocelot skin, monkey skin, and multicolored macaw feathers.
back width - 9.5 cm
side widths - 7.9 cm
front width - 6.4 cm
circumference - 63 cm
back width - 9.5 cm
side widths - 7.9 cm
front width - 6.4 cm
circumference - 63 cm
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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.…