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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 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 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 wife scratcher
A wife scratcher made of a giant anteater claw, wrapped with twine and adorned with a feather.
length- 20 cm
length- 20 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá balsa basket on vine frame
A balsa basket that is tightly woven, soft, and squarish in shape. The top, sides, and bottoms have thick wood for support. The basket it stained with white and brown on black designs.
Notes on accession card:
"Design- orange: Achioke- by…
Notes on accession card:
"Design- orange: Achioke- by…
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 cotton cloth on loom
This loom (small) consists of two balsa wood loom poles, two pairs of stretcher poles (with one pair attached to material with two of the small palm bark pins), three palm bark pins, one palm bark weaving sword, and two bobbins (one with purple…
Peruvian Kaxinawá balsa wood perfume bottle
A balsa wood perfume vessel decorated with incised designs, with a balsa wood stopper. In shape, function and design, the perfume bottles of this collection are unique to the ceramic assemblage of the Kaxinawá . Possibly the result of highland…
Peruvian Kaxinawá balsa wood perfume bottle
A balsa wood perfume vessel decorated with incised designs, with a balsa wood stopper. In shape, function and design, the perfume bottles of this collection are unique to the ceramic assemblage of the Kaxinawá . Possibly the result of highland…
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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.…