Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo and macaw tail feather headdress

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo and macaw tail feather headdress

Alternative Title

Paka (bamboo) Maiti (headdress) Kuiun (real) Hinaya (with tails)

Subject

headdress, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A headdress consisting of a wide, thin bamboo circle with one long red macaw tail feather with one short black and white wild turkey feather attached to the back.

back width- 8.4 cm
front width- 9 cm
side width- 9 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

ritual, accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-50

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo and macaw tail feather headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 8, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/120.