Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle Chief's dance costume
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle Chief's dance costume
Alternative Title
Chidin Tadi (headman's dance outfit)
Subject
chief, dance costume, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
Part of a chief's dance costume (intended as a "back rack") consisting of brown harpy eagle and other multicolored feathers mounted on a woven vine rack.
width from front-to-back - 48.4 cm
width from side-to-side - 53.2 cm
width from front-to-back - 48.4 cm
width from side-to-side - 53.2 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Made by Chief of under his supervision
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-78
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Made by Chief of under his supervision, “Peruvian Kaxinawá harpy eagle Chief's dance costume,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/17.