Peruvian Kaxinawá ocelot and monkey skin headdress
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá ocelot and monkey skin headdress
Alternative Title
Paka Maiti Daniyabi (bamboo headdress with hair)
Subject
headdress, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
A headdress made of a wide but thin bamboo band adorned with ocelot skin, monkey skin, and multicolored macaw feathers.
back width - 9.5 cm
side widths - 7.9 cm
front width - 6.4 cm
circumference - 63 cm
back width - 9.5 cm
side widths - 7.9 cm
front width - 6.4 cm
circumference - 63 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Xuasa
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-45
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Xuasa, “Peruvian Kaxinawá ocelot and monkey skin headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 8, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/33.