Headdress

65-10-2

From: Peru | Rio Curanja

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Maiti
Object Number 65-10-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cashinahua
Provenience Peru | Rio Curanja
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Monkey Skin | Monkey Fur | Bamboo
Description

Monkey skin with fur attached; wide strip of bamboo molds it into hat form; tail at back; black fur, blonde tipped.

Used by men in fertility rights.

Length 47 cm
Width 8 cm
Outside Diameter 16 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965

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