Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace

Alternative Title

Teuti (neck thing ) or Mane (beads)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru

Description

A necklace with two strands consisting of twenty ocelot teeth and Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi).

length- 35 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Duins-Chai

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-6

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Duins-Chai, “Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/73.