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
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 May 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/93.