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

Title

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

Alternative Title

Teuti (necklace) or Mane (beads)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru

Description

A necklace with one short strand consisting of stingray vertebra, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), small black seeds and poisonous red and black seeds with three jaguar teeth and five smaller alligator teeth.

length- 24 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Soldado

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-11

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Soldado, “Peruvian Kaxinawá sting-ray vertebra, jaguar teeth, alligator teeth, and seed necklace,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/76.