Peruvian Kaxinawá balsa basket on vine frame

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá balsa basket on vine frame

Alternative Title

Kakan

Subject

basket, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A balsa basket that is tightly woven, soft, and squarish in shape. The top, sides, and bottoms have thick wood for support. The basket it stained with white and brown on black designs.

Notes on accession card:
"Design- orange: Achioke- by wife
black: mahogany
white: wood ash"

depth- 48 cm
circumference- 129.5

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Awadetsati and wife

Date Created

c. 20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

container

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-90

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Awadetsati and wife, “Peruvian Kaxinawá balsa basket on vine frame,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed December 26, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/151.