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Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden doll
This doll is wooden, plain, and has four short, slightly carved legs.
Notes on accession card:
"pieces of wood as canoe
[mate with 1966-1-145] made for his daughter who didn't like them because they couldn't be told apart
non-traditional in…
Notes on accession card:
"pieces of wood as canoe
[mate with 1966-1-145] made for his daughter who didn't like them because they couldn't be told apart
non-traditional in…
Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, black seed, ocelot, alligator, and rodent teeth
A necklace consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds ("Mai-Matsi"), ocelot, alligator and rodent teeth. length- 57.5 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
Note on accession card reads:
"purple is not widely used"
length- 65 cm
width- 48.9 cm
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.
length- 251.5 cm
width- 112 cm
Obtained used.
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton belt
A cotton belt/ hip band consisting of a strip of woven white, dark blue, and pink material; brown, yellow, white, and blue fringe; and two strings on each end.
length- 25 cm
width- 66 cm
length- 25 cm
width- 66 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá comb with wooden teeth and woven cotton binding
This "head-thing", a wooden comb, is adorned with woven cotton bindings (colors include: pink, black, and white) with a wide piece of wood across the middle. The short handle consists of three sticks woven together. It is specifically intended for…
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock
A half completed hammock consisting of woven pink, white, and dark blue cotton material and two long strings at each corner. There is a pattern of 5 wide stripes; 3 blue and 2 pink.
length- 179 cm
width- 118 cm
length- 179 cm
width- 118 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá porcupine quill and seed necklace
A necklace consisting of porcupine quills, Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi), black seeds ("Mai-Matsi"), and green string. length- 45 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and ocelot teeth necklace
A necklace with two strands consisting of twenty ocelot teeth and Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi). length- 35 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá Job's tears and black seed necklace
A long necklace consisting of Job's tears (Coix lacryma jobi) and one black seed length- 33 cm
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Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton belt
A cotton belt/ hip band consisting of a heavy, narrow white and black woven band; white, blue, and pink fringe; and white string at either end.…