Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter bird feather headdress

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter bird 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 white and blue woven material featuring fluffy, black feathers as well as dangling blue, red, brown, and yellow feathers. The black feathers are from the trumpeter bird.

front-to-back- 15.5 cm
side-to-side- 15.5 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Bidixu

Date Created

c. 20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

ritual, accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-55

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Bidixu, “Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter bird feather headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 18, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/128.