Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill wristlets
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill wristlets
Alternative Title
Mebiti (wristlets)
Subject
Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru, wristlet
Description
A pair of wristlets consisting of porcupine quills.
Notes on accession card:
"Two porcupine quill wristles used for dress-up and ceremonial occasions. Porcupine is rare and not all families eath them (this one does). Worn with 1966-1-13.
Maker: Diuns-Betsa (man) Inu (moiety)
Penn also has a set 65-10-23"
length- 16 cm
Notes on accession card:
"Two porcupine quill wristles used for dress-up and ceremonial occasions. Porcupine is rare and not all families eath them (this one does). Worn with 1966-1-13.
Maker: Diuns-Betsa (man) Inu (moiety)
Penn also has a set 65-10-23"
length- 16 cm
Relation
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Betsa
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-24 a,b
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Betsa, “Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill wristlets,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/83.