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
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 November 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/7.