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 black string around it, adorned with pink, black, and white woven material featuring one red feather in the back as well as multicolored short feathers and long, shaggy gray and white harpy eagle feathers.

Note on accession card:
"Pei maiti
harpy eagle feathers
Note: one of best in collection on basis of workmanship and value"

front-to-back width- 16.9 cm
side-to-side width- 15.8 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi

Date Created

c. 20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

ritual, accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-63

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle feather headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 18, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/127.