Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask
Alternative Title
Munti Xeta (gourd with teeth)
Subject
Kaxinawá, Kensinger, mask, Peru
Description
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 held in place with beeswax. Half the chin is broken off. There are designs on the forehead and lower half of the face. A white string is strung through the mask to hold it on the face. This is a male mask.
length- 10 cm
width- 13 cm
depth- 8.5 cm
length- 10 cm
width- 13 cm
depth- 8.5 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Xiku-Chai
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
mask
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-263
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Citation
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Xiku-Chai , “Peruvian Kaxinawá face mask,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed March 9, 2025, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/101.