Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket

Alternative Title

Chichan

Subject

basket, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A close-weave palm leaf basket with a roundish square shape. The top is bound in brown twine.

Notes on accession card:
"Chichan- Little and big alike are termed this.
Made of ribs of unopened pal fronds"

depth- 11 cm
circumference- 72 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Noah's wife B

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

container

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-98

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Noah's wife B , “Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed December 26, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/158.