Peruvian Kaxinawá child's cotton belt

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá child's cotton belt

Subject

belt, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A belt/hip band meant for a child consisting of white and blue cotton with five strings on each end.

Notes on accession card:
"every day wear
General class: chinaxeti
Made for co-wife's son
This piece didn't fit, sold to Mr. Kensinger."

length- 36.5 cm
width- 2.5 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Noah's wife B

Date Created

c. 20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

textile, children, accessory, clothing

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-106

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Noah's wife B, “Peruvian Kaxinawá child's cotton belt,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 13, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/166.