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Peruvian Kaxinawá necklace with Job's tears, one black seed, one red seed, and strands of porcupine quills
A necklace consisting of Job's tear (Coix lacryma jobi), a solitary red bead, porcupine quills, and brown beads.length- 38.5 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá vine basket with carrying strap
A large, circular, open-weave basket made of stiff vines. Attached is a long, thin, and loose bark strip inside the basket meant to be used as a carrying strap.
Note on accession card:
"basket with strap for storage, carrying things from…
Note on accession card:
"basket with strap for storage, carrying things from…
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-…
Note on accession card reads:
"loops are traditional."
depth- 60 cm
circumference-…
Peruvian Kaxinawá nut pick (set of three)
Three nut picks made from bone, bound together by a coarse material. On all three picks, the surface bone is removed at the halfway point, and tapers down to a point. For getting meat out of palm nuts.
length a- 15.5 cm
length b- 18 cm
length c-…
length a- 15.5 cm
length b- 18 cm
length c-…
Peruvian Kaxinawá balsa basket with vine frame
A long, square basket made of balsa and consisting of a square-weave. It is reinforced with pieces of wood on the sides. The frame is made of vine, the woven insides and bottom are made of inner balsa bark.
depth- 43.7 cm
circumference- 83 cm
depth- 43.7 cm
circumference- 83 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá deep, circular palm leaf basket
A cylindrical, close-weave palm leaf basket consisting of a squared base, thin handles attached to both sides, and white string.
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan Nua
aberrant: Brazilian influence shown"
depth- 17.9 cm
circumference- 55.2…
Notes on accession card:
"Chichan Nua
aberrant: Brazilian influence shown"
depth- 17.9 cm
circumference- 55.2…
Peruvian Kaxinawá capuchin monkey teeth adorned belt
A heavy cotton belt/hip band adorned with a double row of capuchin monkey teeth. The belt is fastened together with 7 braided cotton strands. There are about 320 teeth on this belt. Paired with item 1966-1-37.
Notes on accession card:
"Teeth of…
Notes on accession card:
"Teeth of…
Peruvian Kaxinawá Weaving
Photographs taken by Kenneth Kensinger while he was living with the Kaxinawá.
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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.…