Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears, pig and alligator teeth, tapir hoof, and macaw feather necklace

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears, pig and alligator teeth, tapir hoof, and macaw feather necklace

Alternative Title

Teuti (necklace) or Mane (beads)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru

Description

A necklace consisting of sixteen animal teeth (alligator and pig), one tapir hoof, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), and five clusters of cut macaw feathers.

length- 40 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Chai

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-18

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Chai, “Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears, pig and alligator teeth, tapir hoof, and macaw feather necklace,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 29, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/89.