Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed necklace

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed necklace

Alternative Title

Teuti (necklace) or Mane (beads)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, necklace, Peru

Description

A necklace consisting of seven strands of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), grayish-brown seeds (termed "Mai-Matsi"), and large black seeds.

length- 47 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Adoto's wife

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

accessory

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-33

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Adoto's wife, “Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed necklace,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/97.