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Peruvian Kaxinawá capuchin monkey teeth adorned belt

A cotton belt/hip band adorned with a single row of about 150 capuchin monkey teeth. The narrow belt is fastened together with five twisted strands, one of which is unraveled. This is a symbol of hunting skill.

length - 57 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá comb with wooden teeth and woven cotton binding

This "head-thing", a wooden comb, is adorned with woven cotton bindings (colors include: pink, black, and white) with a wide piece of wood across the middle. The short handle consists of three sticks woven together. It is specifically intended for…

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 skirt on loom

A partially finished cotton skirt on a continuous circular warp loom. The loom has two balsa wood poles, one balsa wood shed pole, two pairs of cane stretcher rods, two short and slender palm bark pins, one palm bark bobbin with attached white…

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 wooden doll (female)

A female wooden doll with carved eye sockets and seed inserts for eyes. She is adorned with a cotton cloth that covers carved female genitalia.

height - 23 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt

This cotton skirt consists of woven white, pink, and purple material. There is a stripe of purple up the middle of the one side and a rose stripe goes up the middle of the other side.

width - 43 cm
length - 58.3 cm

Obtained new

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt

This cotton skirt consists of woven pink and gray material.

width - 54 cm
length - 50.2 cm

Obtained used

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt

This very worn and tattered cotton skirt features a woven design.

length - 42 cm
width - 49 cm

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