Shoulder ornaments for characteristic garment, the cushma; each specimen, resembling an epaulet, consists of various strands of shell husks of seeds, Job’s Tears seeds; and peccary hooves strung from single knotted string; a) 12.5 cm length; 38 cm width b) 11 cm length; 25 cm width
Donor:
Allen W. Johnson, Orna R. Johnson, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Shimaa village, Rio Kompiroshiato, Montaña, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Machiguenga
Collector:
Allen W. Johnson and Orna R. Johnson
Collection date:
1972-1973
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1973
Context of use:
Worn only by women; materials vary according to the temperament of the maker.