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Peruvian Kaxinawá club
This war club is constructed from a long piece of wood, with the top of the handle carved. Pink, white, and black string, as well as razor grass, decorate the handle, in addition to yellow, blue, and grayish feathers. The remainder of the wood is…
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
Peruvian Kaxinawá ladle
This ladle (functions as a stirrer) is long, smooth and has a rounded, squarish base. The handle is narrow.
handle length- 28 cm
bottom of handle width- 2 cm
base length- 40.5 cm
base width- 8.5 cm
handle length- 28 cm
bottom of handle width- 2 cm
base length- 40.5 cm
base width- 8.5 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá ladle
This ladle is constructed from a smooth, long piece of wood. It is narrow at the handle, with a wide, flat, squarish base. For stirring corn soup or lifting manioc out of a bowl. Made by men, used by women.
base width- 8 cm
handle length-…
base width- 8 cm
handle length-…
Peruvian Kaxinawá large fishnet
A large cotton fishnet consisting of a large wooden circle attached to heavy pink, white, and blue string woven wide then into a tapering bag and decorated with pink, blue, orange, and black dyes.
front-to-back width- 58.5 cm
side-to-side width-…
front-to-back width- 58.5 cm
side-to-side width-…
Peruvian Kaxinawá medium fishnet
A medium cotton fishnet consisting of a large wooden circle attached to heavy pink, white, and blue string woven wide then into a tapering bag and decorated with pink, blue, orange, and black dyes. The fishnet is used for scooping up fish that have…
Peruvian Kaxinawá white heron feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with white string and pink, gray, and white woven material featuring a tall red feather, two yellow feathers, folding white heron feathers, multicolored feathers, and black feathers.
front-to-back…
front-to-back…
Peruvian Kaxinawá black trumpeter bird feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a bamboo circle adorned with one large feather in the back and fluffy, black feathers on the front and sides as well as dangling red and yellow Kana and Kain feathers. The black feathers are from the trumpeter bird…
Peruvian Kaxinawá blue and gold macaw feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle, woven pink, gray, and white string and feathers.
Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati- Wood frame around which is woven white, pink and blue/grey cotton plus gold plant (razor grass) fiber strip wrapped…
Notes on accession card:
"Pei Mati- Wood frame around which is woven white, pink and blue/grey cotton plus gold plant (razor grass) fiber strip wrapped…
Peruvian Kaxinawá wild turkey, macaw, and heron.feather headdress
A headdress consisting of a wooden circle adorned with black and white woven band with short black wild turkey feathers and yellow and red parrot feathers inside of folding white heron feathers attached with black string.
Notes on accession…
Notes on accession…
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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.…