Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, parrot, and harpy eagle feather headdress
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, parrot, and harpy eagle 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 pink, gray, and white woven band with one row of short black feathers (from the underpart of a harpy eagle's wing) and one row of colored feathers (parrot and wild turkey).
front-to-back width- 16.4 cm
side-to-side width- 17 cm
circumference- 40 cm
front-to-back width- 16.4 cm
side-to-side width- 17 cm
circumference- 40 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-48
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, parrot, and harpy eagle feather headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 17, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/119.