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Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle
This mortar is a hollowed out palm nut with a balsa wood stopper. It is decorated with black, pink, and white string and small red, blue, and yellow feathers at the top and bottom. This pestle is a slender palm bark rod with some pink, black, and…
Peruvian Kaxinawá mortar and pestle
The mortar is is a balm nut with a balsa wood stopper. The pestle is a slender palm bark rod. Used for grinding tobacco.
mortar length- 14 cm
pestle length- 26 cm
mortar length- 14 cm
pestle length- 26 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá wide-mouth jar
This ceramic jar is of large size and has a raised lip. It is decorated with three rim tabs but has no other painted or incised design. There is a ridge around the widest part of the jar.
Dimensions: 27 x 27 x 24 cm
Dimensions: 27 x 27 x 24 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá agouti tooth awl
This awl is a short, slender piece of wood decorated with black, white, and a longer piece of pink string. There is a long, curved nail attached. There is a yellow-straw-like material also wrapped around the awl.
length- 9.8 cm
length- 9.8 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá agouti tooth awl
This awl is a slender stick with pink, black, and yellow-straw-like material. There is a long curved nail attached. Used in making arrows.
length- 11 cm
length- 11 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá decorated dish
This shallow dish is decorated with resist and stained design on the interior.
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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.…