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| Native Name | Maiti |
| Object Number: | 65-10-14 |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Culture: | Cashinahua |
| Provenience: | Peru Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area: | Amazonia |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Feather |
| Length: | 18.5cm |
| Thickness: | 1.2cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 18.5cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
Description
Like 65-10-13; blue-purple macaw wing feathers instead of white; cotton is white and red. Used in fertility rites.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Gift of Birds: The Featherwork of Native South American Peoples (16 Nov 1991 - 28 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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