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Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden stool
This stool, made for a child's initiation rites, was carved from one piece of wood. It has a circular top, and one leg which increases in width from top to bottom. A geometrical design covers the entire stool.
circumference of top- 46…
circumference of top- 46…
Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden doll
This doll is wooden, plain, small and has four short, slightly carved legs.
Notes on accession card:
"pieces of wood as canoe
[mate with 1966-1-146] made for his daughter who didn't like them because they couldn't be told apart
non-traditional…
Notes on accession card:
"pieces of wood as canoe
[mate with 1966-1-146] made for his daughter who didn't like them because they couldn't be told apart
non-traditional…
Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden doll
This doll is wooden, plain, and has four short, slightly carved legs.
Notes on accession card:
"pieces of wood as canoe
[mate with 1966-1-145] made for his daughter who didn't like them because they couldn't be told apart
non-traditional in…
Notes on accession card:
"pieces of wood as canoe
[mate with 1966-1-145] made for his daughter who didn't like them because they couldn't be told apart
non-traditional in…
Peruvian Kaxinawá ladle
This ladle is short, with a narrow handle and wider base, with areas of decoration. Overall, the surface is smooth and flat. Used for stirring corn soup or lifting manioc out of a bowl. Made by both men and women.
handle length- 21.5 cm
handle…
handle length- 21.5 cm
handle…
Peruvian Kaxinawá ladle
This ladle has a narrow handle, with a side base. It is smooth, flat, and has markings on both sides of the base. Used for stirring corn soup or lifting manioc out of a bowl. Made by men and used by women.
handle length- 21.5 cm
handle width- 2…
handle length- 21.5 cm
handle width- 2…
Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden dagger
A carved and painted wooden dagger adorned with two long red and blue/yellow feathers. At the tips of each of these feathers is a cut black and white feather, affixed with pitch. A clump of orange and black squirrel tail fur adorns the base of the…
Peruvian Kaxinawá wooden dagger
A carved and painted wooden dagger adorned with two long red and blue feathers. At the tips of each of these feathers is a cut black and white feather, affixed with pitch. A clump of orange and black squirrel tail fur adorns the base of the…
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
height - 23 cm
Peruvian Kaxinawá axe
This small, black stone axe is nicked on each side, and attached to the long wooden handle with white, black, and pink string. Black, white, and pink string, as well as razor grass, decorate approximately three-quarters of the handle. Designs in…
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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.…