Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress
Alternative Title
Pei Maiti (feather headdress)
Subject
headdress, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, gray, and white woven material featuring two large feathers in the back as well as checkered brown and fluffy harpy eagle feathers and white, red, yellow, and blue feathers circling the headdress.
front-to-back- 13.9 cm
side-to-side- 15 cm
front-to-back- 13.9 cm
side-to-side- 15 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Aguxtu
Date Created
c. 20th Century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-61
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Aguxtu, “Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 9, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/125.