Peruvian Kaxinawá white, black-tipped Kuxo feather headdress
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá white, black-tipped Kuxo feather headdress
Alternative Title
Pei Maiti
Subject
headdress, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with pink, gray, and white woven material featuring short blue, gray, brown, and red feathers as well as longer white-brown feathers.
Notes on accession card:
"Crown of macaw feathers. Main part of white, black-tipped kuxo (wild chicken-like bird) wing feathers."
front-to-back width- 16.9 cm
side-to-side width- 14.7 cm
Notes on accession card:
"Crown of macaw feathers. Main part of white, black-tipped kuxo (wild chicken-like bird) wing feathers."
front-to-back width- 16.9 cm
side-to-side width- 14.7 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Soldado
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-60
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Soldado, “Peruvian Kaxinawá white, black-tipped Kuxo feather headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 5, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/131.