Native Name | Payati |
Object Number | 65-10-19 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cashinahua |
Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
Culture Area | Amazonia |
Section | American |
Materials | Feather | Cord | Resin (material) | Wood |
Description | Large blue feathers, clipped at top; two large yellow and blue feathers in back; all bound with red, white and black cord; black wax (cf. 65-10-56) and stick at bottom; small stick through feather center farther up holds feathers tightly together; small yellow, blue and red feathers cover most of cord in front. Used in connection with intiation rites. |
Length | 26 cm |
Width | 18 cm |
Outside Diameter | 5.8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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