Peruvian Kaxinawá clam shell ear plugs

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá clam shell ear plugs

Alternative Title

Pauti (ear thing)

Subject

ear plugs, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

Round disks made from clam shell; painted black and white and attached to cylindrical cane post.

Notes on accession card:
"black paint: beeswax, rubber, chicle mixture
bright orange: Achiote"

shell a width- 5 cm
shell b width- 6 cm
wooden post a length- 6.4 cm
wooden post b length- 7 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Betsa

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-28 a,b

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Betsa, “Peruvian Kaxinawá clam shell ear plugs,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 16, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/93.