Browse Items (271 search results)

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock on loom

An incomplete hammock attached to two balsa wood loom poles by a cord. This includes one balsa wood shed roller, three palm bark bobbins with dark blue, dark pink, and white string wrapped around them, one cane needle, six flat and long palm bark…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock on loom

A partially finished cotton hammock on loom that has been prepared for the weaving in of a design. Includes two balsa wood loom poles, two palm bark bobbins (one with dark blue and the other with white string), two slender cane stretcher poles, four…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock

This cotton hammock is very worn and tattered. It is brown, dirty, and has holes.
Notes from accession card:
"Worn-out hammock
Only woman who would consent to give Mr. Kensinger old weaving. In use was a blanket but being kept by women for use now…

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 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 cotton hammock

A hammock consisting of woven cotton with shades of blue, pink, and white with three wide stripes featuring designs.

length- 270.3 cm
width- 132.4 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock

A hammock consisting of woven cotton with shades of blue, pink, black , and white. Long strands of white string are at either end.

length- 251.5 cm
width- 112 cm

Obtained used.

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock

This cotton hammock originally featured a black and pink design that has since faded and was made to accommodate two sleepers.

length- 210cm
width- (roughly) 156cm

Obtained used

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 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