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Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt

A skirt consisting of woven white and blue cotton with three wide blue stripes featuring designs.

length- 65 cm
width- 43 cm

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton cloth

A cloth consisting of woven cotton with white and dark blue coloring and designs throughout. White string is on three corners of the cloth

length- 120.4 cm
width- 95 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 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 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-…

Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton cloth

This square cotton cloth showcases the work of a young amateur weaver. The white woven material has bound ends with two strings in each corner.

Notes on accession card:
"One of the first pieces she made. Size is big enough to provide sitting…

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 cloth on loom

This loom (small) consists of two balsa wood loom poles, two pairs of stretcher poles (with one pair attached to material with two of the small palm bark pins), three palm bark pins, one palm bark weaving sword, and two bobbins (one with purple…

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