| Native Name | Munti Xetaya |
| Object Number | 65-10-112 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cashinahua |
| Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Resin (material) | Hair | Tooth | Feather | Bead |
| Description | Gourd half, eyes and mouth cut out; blue, red and yellow parrot feathers glued to forehead and chin; traces of red (achiote) rectilinear design on cheeks; applied black wax (cf. 65-10-56) form ears, nose, brows (?), mouth and tongue; teeth armadillo bone; fur bead; one blue. 1 yellow and black feathers on each side of nose; fragment of bird's eggshell on tip of nose; cord across mask back. Used in fertility and initiantion rites to instill fear of the gods in children. |
| Height | 24 cm |
| Width | 22.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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