Peruvian Kaxinawá vine basket with carrying strap

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá vine basket with carrying strap

Alternative Title

Kuki

Subject

basket, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A large, circular, open-weave basket made of stiff vines. Attached is a long, thin, and loose bark strip inside the basket meant to be used as a carrying strap.

Note on accession card:
"basket with strap for storage, carrying things from garden
made by men, used by women"

depth (from inside basket)- 30.4 cm
circumference- 100 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Yawamapu

Date Created

c. 20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

container

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-88

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Yawamapu, “Peruvian Kaxinawá vine basket with carrying strap ,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/149.