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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…

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

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…

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

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

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

Peruvian Kaxinawá bone pipe

This short snuff pipe is made out of bird bone with beeswax at the fork.

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