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 (headdress real)

Subject

headdress, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with black, white, and pink woven band with a double row of short black wild turkey feathers and yellow/blue/red macaw feathers inside of folding white heron feathers attached with black string.

front-to-back width- 19.5 cm
side-to-side width- 18 cm
circumference- 73 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Bidixu

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

ritual, accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-47

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Bidixu, “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/118.