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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 decorated dish
This shallow dish is decorated with resist and a stained design on the interior. Due to its designs, the dish would have most likely been used as a serving vessel, as opposed to a cooking vessel.
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A face mask made of an orange gourd consisting of appliqued beeswax pitch features, faded red and black stained designs, two rows of armadillo scales representing teeth, two yellow feathers in the nose, two holes for eyes and one mouth hole. The nose…
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A face mask made of a large gourd. The face features beeswax eyebrows, a nose, a mouth with ten teeth (represented by armadillo scales), a mustache (made with human hair attached with beeswax), and cut out eyes. Some carving is featured on the left…
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A mask made of a medium-sized gourd. Facial features are affixed with beeswax. There is a nose (with feathers through each side, one has fallen off), eyebrows, a mouth (broken off and in a bag), and cut out eyes. Human hair on top of the head is…
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A mask made of a large, brown gourd. The facial features are affixed with beeswax. There is one ear with hole through it (other is in a bag), a mouth with tongue, six teeth (made of armadillo scales), and a monkey hair (white tipped) goatee under…
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
A face mask made of a large brown gourd. Beeswax is used to affix the facial features. Human hair adorns the top of the mask as well as the eyebrows and chin. The mouth features teeth made of armadillo scales. Two green feathers adorn the nose and…
Peruvian Kaxinawá ceramic doll (female)
A female ceramic doll made of red clay with outstretched arms and one breast (the other broke off). Some areas are blackened and designed. White shell eyes are affixed to the figure with pitch. A bead is strung through the nose. The doll has big…
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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.…