Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill headdress
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill headdress
Alternative Title
Isa Dani Maiti Hinaya
Subject
headdress, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
A headdress consisting of a narrow wooden circle with black string around it, one red feather, a short black feather, and porcupine quills featuring dangling multicolored feathers.
Notes on accession card:
"Isa Dani Maiti Hinaya
Tail feather is from a Kain-0 also a wild turkey feather- headdess made of porcupine quills- with feathered tassles"
front-to-back width- 17.6 cm
side-to-side width- 15 cm
Notes on accession card:
"Isa Dani Maiti Hinaya
Tail feather is from a Kain-0 also a wild turkey feather- headdess made of porcupine quills- with feathered tassles"
front-to-back width- 17.6 cm
side-to-side width- 15 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-65
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, “Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 5, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/133.