Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill and seed necklace

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill and seed necklace

Alternative Title

Teuti (neck thing) or Mane (beads)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru

Description

A necklace consisting of porcupine quills, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds ("Mai-Matsi"), and green string.

length- 45 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns' wife B- Tidisa

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-5

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns' wife B- Tidisa, “Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill and seed necklace,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/72.