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Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow
This wooden, sharp, pointed arrow has two jagged edges. It is decorated, and attached to the pole with pink, black and white string. At the end it has two harpy eagle feathers. Used for hunting large terrestrial animals.
arrowhead length- 33…
arrowhead length- 33…
Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow
This sharp, pointed, wooden arrow is double-edged. It is decorated, and attached to the pole with black, white, and pink string, as well as razor grass.
arrowhead length- 35 cm
pole length- 119 cm
arrowhead length- 35 cm
pole length- 119 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow
This sharp, pointed wooden arrow is double-edged. It is decorated, and attached to the pole with a white, black, and red string. At the end of the pole are two feathers: one is macaw the other wild turkey. Used for hunting large terrestrial animals.…
Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow
Palm-bark, barbed, mounted in cane shaft. Feathered, decorated and bound with colored twine. Used for monkeys.
Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow
This arrow is sharp, has a single jagged edge and is pointed. The arrowhead is attached with white, black, and pink string and there is one red/blue macaw feather and a solid black wild turkey feather adorning the top along with colored string. For…
Peruvian Kaxinawá small bowl
A small ceramic bowl adorned with rim tabs and resist design on both the interior and exterior.
Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle
The mortar is a hallowed out palm nut with a balsa wood stopper. It contains powdered tobacco. The pestle is a slender, palm bark rod with a rounded tip.
mortar length- 14 cm
pestle length- 24 cm
mortar length- 14 cm
pestle length- 24 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.…