Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, macaw, and heron.feather headdress
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, macaw, and heron.feather headdress
Alternative Title
Pei Maiti (feather headdress) or Maiti Kuin (real headdress)
Subject
headdress, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
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 card:
"Wild turkey, macaw, and heron feathers make up this headdress of poor workmanship."
front-to-back width- 17 cm
side-to-side width- 16 cm
circumference- 59 cm
Notes on accession card:
"Wild turkey, macaw, and heron feathers make up this headdress of poor workmanship."
front-to-back width- 17 cm
side-to-side width- 16 cm
circumference- 59 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Anisu
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-46
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Anisu, “Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, macaw, and heron.feather headdress ,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 8, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/117.