Native Name | Maiti |
Object Number | 65-10-9 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cashinahua |
Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
Culture Area | Amazonia |
Section | American |
Materials | Feather | Cord |
Description | Like 65-10-8; long feathers mottled brown and white hawk feathersl plain portion wrapped with whtie cord; thread goes through quills of large feathers, just above short feathers. Used in fertility rites. |
Length | 14 cm |
Thickness | 1 cm |
Outside Diameter | 19.2 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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