Peruvian Kaxinawá wide and shallow palm leaf basket

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá wide and shallow palm leaf basket

Alternative Title

Chichan

Subject

basket, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A wide and shallow close-weave palm leaf basket with a roundish square shape. The top is bound in white string.

Notes on accession card:
"Chichan- little and big alike are termed Chichan.
made of ribs of unopened palm fronds"

depth- 9 cm
width- 38 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Bidixu's wife A

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

container

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-93

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Bidixu's wife A, “Peruvian Kaxinawá wide and shallow palm leaf basket ,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed December 26, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/153.