Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, one black seed, one red seed, and strands of porcupine quills
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, one black seed, one red seed, and strands of porcupine quills
Alternative Title
Teuti (necklace) or Mane (beads)
Subject
Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru
Description
A necklace consisting of Job's tear (Coix lacryma jobi), a solitary red bead, porcupine quills, and brown beads.
length- 38.5 cm
length- 38.5 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Xuasa's wife
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-2
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Citation
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Xuasa's wife, “Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, one black seed, one red seed, and strands of porcupine quills,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 29, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/86.