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Peruvian Kaxinawá palm bark bow
This palm bark covered bow is wrapped in pink, black, and white string with a protective covering of brown corn husks.
Notes on accession card:
"covered with corn husks
which will remain in place til bow has been used in fertility rites, at…
Notes on accession card:
"covered with corn husks
which will remain in place til bow has been used in fertility rites, at…
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton cloth
A cloth consisting of woven cotton with white and dark blue coloring and designs throughout. White string is on three corners of the cloth
length- 120.4 cm
width- 95 cm
length- 120.4 cm
width- 95 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm bark bow
This palm bark bow is covered in a protective casing of brown corn husks. Underneath this casing the bow is wrapped with pink, black, and white string and razor grass.
Notes on accession card:
"covered with corn husks
which will remain in…
Notes on accession card:
"covered with corn husks
which will remain in…
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton cloth
Likely a half completed hammock on a loom consisting of woven dark blue, white, red, and pink cotton material with two strings on each corner.
length- 173 cm
width- 117.5 cm
length- 173 cm
width- 117.5 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm bark bow
This palm bark bow is strung with a twisted heavy brown cord around the ends.
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock
A sitting hammock consisting of woven white and pink cotton material and long strings on either end.
length- 156 cm
width- 77 cm
Obtained lightly used
length- 156 cm
width- 77 cm
Obtained lightly used
Peruvian Kaxinawá beeswax mixture
This material is made of beeswax, chicle, and rubber. It is a black, hard, oval shape. length- 5.5 cm Further information: "Thie resinous mixture of beeswax, wild rubber, and chicle finds several uses in Cashinahua crafts- as a paint, an adhesive, or…
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 bone pipe
This short snuff pipe is made out of bird bone with beeswax at the fork.
length- 7 cm
length- 7 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá bone pipe
This snuff pipe is made out of carved bird bone with beeswax at the fork.
length- 6.7 cm
length- 6.7 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.…