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Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton belt

A woven cotton belt/ hip band consisting of a brown and white strip; dark blue, dark pink, and white fringe; and a white string on each end.

length- 27 cm
width- 77.5 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton belt

A cotton belt/ hip band consisting of a strip of woven white, dark blue, and pink material; brown, yellow, white, and blue fringe; and two strings on each end.

length- 25 cm
width- 66 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton belt

A cotton belt/ hip band consisting of a strip of woven white, dark blue, bright blue, and pink material; yellow, white, blue, and purple fringe; and two strings on each end.

length- 23 cm
width- 63.9 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton underskirt

An underskirt consisting of woven cotton with white and dark blue coloring. Features four wide stripes and design throughout the underskirt.

length- 37 cm
width- 53.5 cm

Obtained used

Peruvian Kaxinawá monkey teeth adorned belt

A cotton belt/ hip band adorned with a single row of capuchin monkey teeth (ca. 120 teeth). A symbol of one's hunting skill.

length- 35 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock

This cotton hammock is very worn and tattered. It is brown, dirty, and has holes.
Notes from accession card:
"Worn-out hammock
Only woman who would consent to give Mr. Kensinger old weaving. In use was a blanket but being kept by women for use now…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt on loom

This incomplete skirt on a loom is a continuous circular warp on two long balsa wood loom poles. The loom consists of: balsa wood loom poles; shorter, round shed rod; one weaving; flat, long palm bark sword; one long palm bark heddle stick; one palm…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt

A cotton skirt consisting of pink, dark blue, and white woven material and three wide stripes with designs.

length- 68.9 cm
width- 43 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock

A half completed hammock consisting of woven pink, white, and dark blue cotton material and two long strings at each corner. There is a pattern of 5 wide stripes; 3 blue and 2 pink.

length- 179 cm
width- 118 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock

A sitting hammock consisting of woven white and pink cotton material and long strings on either end.

length- 156 cm
width- 77 cm

Obtained lightly used