Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey fur and feather headdress
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey fur and feather headdress
Alternative Title
Pei maiti or Maiti Kuin
Subject
headdress, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
This headdress consists of monkey fur and blue, red, and yellow macaw feathers and brown wild turkey feathers dispersed throughout.
Notes on accession card:
"skin: dukawan
y. f.: macaw (kana)
dull blue: kana
vibrant blue-gr. : xawan
brown: w.t. (hasin)"
headband length - 24.5 cm
tail length - 38 cm
Item condition: skin rotting, hair falling out
Notes on accession card:
"skin: dukawan
y. f.: macaw (kana)
dull blue: kana
vibrant blue-gr. : xawan
brown: w.t. (hasin)"
headband length - 24.5 cm
tail length - 38 cm
Item condition: skin rotting, hair falling out
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Aguxtu
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual, accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-73
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Citation
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Aguxtu, “Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey fur and feather headdress,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 9, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/36.