Peruvian Kaxinawá sting-ray vertebra, jaguar teeth, and seed necklace

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá sting-ray vertebra, jaguar teeth, and seed necklace

Alternative Title

Teuti (necklace) or Mane (beads)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru

Description

A necklace with two strands consisting of jaguar teeth, pig teeth, sting-ray caudal vertebrae, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), and tan seeds.

length- 24.5 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Idiududu

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-9

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Idiududu, “Peruvian Kaxinawá sting-ray vertebra, jaguar teeth, and seed necklace,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/75.