Headdress

Native Name:

Maiti

Object Number:

65-10-8

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Cashinahua

Provenience:

Peru
Rio Curanja

Culture Area:

Amazonia

Section:

American

Materials:

Palm Leaf
Cotton
Feather

Description:

Palm leaf rib frame, 2/3 circumference covered by blue and white cotton cloth with attached clipped yellow, red, black and blue parrot feathers and large white harpy eagle breast feathers, also a few paujil feathers; plain portion of frame wrapped with white and black cord and razor grass. Called chidin tadi as well maiti. Used in fertility rites.

Length:

18cm

Thickness:

1.4cm

Outside Diamater:

19.3cm

Credit Line:

Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger