Ear Ornament
65-10-146
From: Peru | Rio Curanja
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Pauti |
| Object Number | 65-10-146 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cashinahua |
| Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Feather | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Large white king vulture feathers; quill lashed to long stick with pink, black and white cord and razor grass; stick covered with lashing; near feather tip small red feather tied with pink cord, four small white feathers attached with two pieces of white cord. Worn in pairs by men during fertility rites. |
| Length | 57 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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