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

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 November 16, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/83.