Peruvian Kaxinawá pink and white heron feather headdress
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá pink and white 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 pink, black, and white woven material featuring three rows of feathers. The pink and white feathers are from a heron. The two tall feathers in the back of this headdress are macaw tail feathers with cut wild turkey feathers affixed at the ends. The crown of the headdress features parrot and wild turkey feathers.
front-to-back width- 16.9 cm
side-to-side- 16 cm
front-to-back width- 16.9 cm
side-to-side- 16 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Soldado
Date Created
c. 20th Century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-52
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Soldado, “Peruvian Kaxinawá pink and white heron feather headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 8, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/122.