Peruvian Kaxinawá multi-colored seed necklace

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá multi-colored seed necklace

Alternative Title

Teuti (necklace) or Mane (beads)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru

Description

A necklace consisting of four strands of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), brownish-gray, red and black poisonous seeds, and oblong brown seeds. This necklace also features a smaller strand of seeds at the top.

length - 30 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Adixantidi's wife

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-20

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Adixantidi's wife, “Peruvian Kaxinawá multi-colored seed necklace,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 29, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/7.