Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair
Alternative Title
Chichan
Subject
basket, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
A pair of close-weaved, soft palm leaf baskets in the shape of deep roundish squares. The tops are bound together in pink string.
Notes on accession card:
"Little and big alike are termed chichan
made of ribs of unopened palm fronds"
depth:
a- 14.5 cm
b- 15 cm
circumference:
a- 67 cm
b- 71 cm
Notes on accession card:
"Little and big alike are termed chichan
made of ribs of unopened palm fronds"
depth:
a- 14.5 cm
b- 15 cm
circumference:
a- 67 cm
b- 71 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, chief's wife
Date Created
c. 20th Century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
container
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-86 a,b
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Citation
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, chief's wife, “Peruvian Kaxinawá palm leaf basket pair ,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/147.