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Peruvian Kaxinawá child's necklace of tan seed, jaguar teeth, and sting-ray vertebra
A necklace meant for a child consisting of tan seeds, jaguar teeth, and sting-ray caudal vertebrae.
Notes on accession card:
"Sting-ray tail bones: protection from s-ray bite.
Gator- teeth
Seeds
For a child"
length- 13 cm
Notes on accession card:
"Sting-ray tail bones: protection from s-ray bite.
Gator- teeth
Seeds
For a child"
length- 13 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed, pig's teeth necklace
A necklace with four strands consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds, and "Mai-Matsi" with pig's teeth. length- 26 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá child's necklace of alligator teeth
A necklace meant for a child consisting of three alligator teeth on string.
Note on accession card:
"Wearer is given strong teeth and protection from 'gator' bite"
length- 14 cm
Note on accession card:
"Wearer is given strong teeth and protection from 'gator' bite"
length- 14 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá sting-ray vertebra, jaguar teeth, alligator teeth, and seed necklace
A necklace with one short strand consisting of stingray vertebra, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), small black seeds and poisonous red and black seeds with three jaguar teeth and five smaller alligator teeth. length- 24 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá sting-ray vertebra, jaguar teeth, and seed necklace
A necklace with two strands consisting of jaguar teeth, pig teeth, sting-ray caudal vertebrae, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), and tan seeds. length- 24.5 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace
A necklace with three short strands consisting of fifteen ocelot teeth and Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi). length- 41.5 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace
A necklace with two strands consisting of twenty ocelot teeth and Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi). length- 35 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, black seed, ocelot, alligator, and rodent teeth
A necklace consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds ("Mai-Matsi"), ocelot, alligator and rodent teeth. length- 57.5 cm
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 capuchin monkey teeth adorned belt
A cotton belt/hip band adorned with a single row of about 150 capuchin monkey teeth. The narrow belt is fastened together with five twisted strands, one of which is unraveled. This is a symbol of hunting skill.
length - 57 cm
length - 57 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.…