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 three short strands consisting of fifteen ocelot teeth and Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi).

length- 41.5 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Chai

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-7

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Chai, “Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 17, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/74.