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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