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Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow
This wooden, sharp, pointed arrow is jagged on one edge. It is attached to the pole with a white, pink, and black string. At the end of the pole are two feathers: one is a yellow and blue macaw feather, the other a solid black wild turkey…
Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow
This wooden, sharp and pointed arrow has two jagged edges. It is attached to the pole with white and pink string. It is decorated, with two feathers at the end, one is a red and blue macaw feather, the other a solid black wild turkey feather. For…
Peruvian Kaxinawá three pronged palm bark arrow
This three pronged single-edged arrow is made of palm bark, The prongs are attached with pin, black, and white string to a slender bamboo pole. Used to catch fish.
prong length- 38 cm
pole length- 118 cm
prong length- 38 cm
pole length- 118 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá three pronged palm bark arrow
This sharply pointed three pronged arrow is made of palm bark and attached with pin, black, and white string. Used to catch fish.
length of prongs- 36 cm
length of pole- 116 cm
length of prongs- 36 cm
length of pole- 116 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá three pronged palm bark arrow
This featherless fishing arrow has a three pronged tip. The shaft is made of cane and has three prongs made of wood with barbs carved into each prong. The middle prong is inserted into the shaft while the other two are bound to the middle prong…
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 three pronged arrow
A three-pronged arrow made from palm-bark and mounted in cane shaft.The tool lacks feathers, but is adorned with colored twine. This would have been primarily used for hunting fish.
string to pole to prongs length - 33.5 cm
pole length - 114…
string to pole to prongs length - 33.5 cm
pole length - 114…
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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.…