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Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow
The arrow is wooden, painted, smooth and rounded with two tiny barbs on either side of the tip of the arrow. The head is attached to a pole with white, pink, and black string. At the top of the pole are two feathers, a blue and red macaw feather and…
Peruvian Kaxinawá three pronged palm bark arrow
This sharp, pointed, wooden arrow has three prongs. It is attached to the pole with white, black, and pink string. At the end of the pole it has colored string. Used for fishing.
arrowhead length- 35 cm
pole length- 116 cm
arrowhead length- 35 cm
pole length- 116 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow
This arrow is wooden and pointed. One side is jagged and attached to a pole with pink, white, and lack string. Two feathers adorn the top. The red and blue feather is macaw, the solid black is wild turkey. Used for hunting monkeys.
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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 decorated spear
This spear is constructed from palm bark, as well as long and sharply pointed with even, opposite, jagged edges. Pink string is bunched together at the base of the spear head. The spear handle is decorated with pink, black, and white string designs.…
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 barbed palm bark arrow
Palm-bark, barbed, mounted in cane shaft. Feathered, decorated and bound with colored twine. Used for monkeys.
Peruvian Kaxinawá spindle and whorl
A spindle and whorl consisting of a brown wooden top with a carved design and a palm bark spindle.
spindle length- 30 cm
spindle length- 30 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá spindle and whorl
A spindle and whorl consisting of a dark brown wooden top, long palm bark spindle, and white spun cotton wrapped around the spindle.
It is said that once a man has finished making the stave he is not supposed to handle the spindle again. If he…
It is said that once a man has finished making the stave he is not supposed to handle the spindle again. If he…
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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.…