Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, black seed, ocelot, alligator, and rodent teeth

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, black seed, ocelot, alligator, and rodent teeth

Alternative Title

Teuti (necklace) or Mane (beads)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru

Description

A necklace consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds ("Mai-Matsi"), ocelot, alligator and rodent teeth.

length- 57.5 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns' wife A

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-1

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns' wife A, “Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, black seed, ocelot, alligator, and rodent teeth,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/69.