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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 wide-mouth jar
A wide-mouth jar decorated with four rim tabs. This jar was most likely used by women to wash themselves when menstruating. This class of jar varies in size from three to five inches high and four to seven inches in diameter at its widest point which…
Peruvian Kaxinawá decorated dish
This shallow dish is decorated with resist and a stained design on the interior. Due to its designs, the dish would have most likely been used as a serving vessel, as opposed to a cooking vessel.
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair
A pair of close-weaved, soft palm leaf baskets in the shape of deep roundish squares. The tops are bound together in white string.
depth:
a- 15 cm
b- 14.2 cm
circumference:
a- 64 cm
…
depth:
a- 15 cm
b- 14.2 cm
circumference:
a- 64 cm
…
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair
A pair of close-weaved, soft palm leaf baskets in the shape of deep roundish squares. The tops are bound together in white string.
depth:
a- 15.9 cm
b- 12.9 cm
circumference:
a- 68 cm
b- 77 cm
depth:
a- 15.9 cm
b- 12.9 cm
circumference:
a- 68 cm
b- 77 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair
A pair of close-weaved, soft palm leaf baskets in the shape of deep roundish squares. The tops are bound together in pink string.
Notes on accession card:
"Little and big alike are termed chichan
made of ribs of unopened palm…
Notes on accession card:
"Little and big alike are termed chichan
made of ribs of unopened palm…
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair
A pair of close-weaved, soft palm leaf baskets in the shape of deep roundish squares. The tops are bound together in white string.
Notes on accession card:
"Little and big alike are termed Chichan
Made of ribs of unopened palm…
Notes on accession card:
"Little and big alike are termed Chichan
Made of ribs of unopened palm…
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 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
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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.…