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 red-orange, black and white and attached to wooden cylindrical cane post. The black paint is made of a beeswax, rubber, and chicle mixture (Bui) while the red-orange paint is "Achiote".
Note on accession card:
"piece 'b' glued with Duratite 9-74"
shell a width- 7.9 cm
shell b width- 8 cm
wooden post a length- 12.5 cm
wooden post b length- 12 cm
Note on accession card:
"piece 'b' glued with Duratite 9-74"
shell a width- 7.9 cm
shell b width- 8 cm
wooden post a length- 12.5 cm
wooden post b length- 12 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Betsa
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
accessory
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-30 a,b
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Diuns-Betsa, “Peruvian Kaxinawá clam shell ear plugs,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 16, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/94.