Peruvian Kaxinawá medium fishnet

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá medium fishnet

Alternative Title

Hisin (fish-net)

Subject

fishnet, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

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 been stunned by poison.

width:
front-to-back- 45 cm
side-to-side- 42 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Awadetsati

Date Created

c.20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

cordage, hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-104

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Awadetsati, “Peruvian Kaxinawá medium fishnet,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 18, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/164.