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65-10-4

From: Peru | Rio Curanja

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Maiti
Object Number 65-10-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cashinahua
Provenience Peru | Rio Curanja
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Bamboo | Feather | Wax Cord
Description

Strip of bamboo painted with red achiote and black paint, lapped and tied with white cord and black waxed cord; three large macaw feathers, front blue, yellow back tied in overlap; quill bases wrapped in black waxed cords, small white parrot feathers attached; black and white notched paujil (wild turkey) feathers at tips of two. Worn by men in fertility rites. Feathers from Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Great Egret, and Raptor.

Length 60 cm
Width 8.3 cm
Outside Diameter 18.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965

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