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  • Collection: Kaxinawá/Kensinger Collection

Peruvian Kaxinawá large split reed basket

A very large, open-weave, stiff split reed basket with a roundish square shape. Attached to the front or back is a long, medium width bark strap.

Notes on accession card:
"loops for the carrying line are not traditional, but show Brazilian…

Peruvian Kaxinawá large split reed basket

A very large, open-weave, stiff split reed basket with a roundish square shape. Attached to the front or back is a long, medium width, twisted bark strap.

Note on accession card reads:
"loops are traditional."

depth- 60 cm
circumference-…

Peruvian Kaxinawá medium fishnet

A medium cotton fishnet consisting of a large wooden circle attached to heavy pink, white, and blue string woven wide then into a tapering bag and decorated with pink, blue, orange, and black dyes. The fishnet is used for scooping up fish that have…

Peruvian Kaxinawá large fishnet

A large cotton fishnet consisting of a large wooden circle attached to heavy pink, white, and blue string woven wide then into a tapering bag and decorated with pink, blue, orange, and black dyes.

front-to-back width- 58.5 cm
side-to-side width-…

Peruvian Kaxinawá child's cotton belt

A belt/hip band meant for a child consisting of white and blue cotton with five strings on each end.

Notes on accession card:
"every day wear
General class: chinaxeti
Made for co-wife's son
This piece didn't fit, sold to Mr.…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt

A skirt consisting of woven white and blue cotton with three wide blue stripes featuring designs.

length- 65 cm
width- 43 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt

A skirt consisting of woven purple, blue, dark gray, and white cotton with three wide colored stripes featuring designs.

Note on accession card reads:
"purple is not widely used"

length- 65 cm
width- 48.9 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt

A woven cotton skirt consisting of bright purple, dark green, dark pink, and white material. There are 3 wide stripes ( 2 dark green and one bright purple) with designs.

Notes on accession card:
"made and bought token for sale
no different…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock

A hammock consisting of woven cotton with shades of blue, pink, black , and white. Long strands of white string are at either end.

length- 251.5 cm
width- 112 cm

Obtained used.

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock

A hammock consisting of woven cotton with shades of blue, pink, and white with three wide stripes featuring designs.

length- 270.3 cm
width- 132.4 cm