Peruvian Kaxinawá beeswax mixture
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá beeswax mixture
Alternative Title
Bui
Subject
beeswax, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
This material is made of beeswax, chicle, and rubber. It is a black, hard, oval shape.
length- 5.5 cm
Further information: "Thie resinous mixture of beeswax, wild rubber, and chicle finds several uses in Cashinahua crafts- as a paint, an adhesive, or as a dye for thred. Another substance used to obtain black pigment is genipa, derived from Genipap americana."
Rabineau, Phyllis. “Catalogue of the Cashinahua Collection” In The Cashinahua of Eastern Peru, edited by Jane Powell Dwyer, 213. The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 1975.
length- 5.5 cm
Further information: "Thie resinous mixture of beeswax, wild rubber, and chicle finds several uses in Cashinahua crafts- as a paint, an adhesive, or as a dye for thred. Another substance used to obtain black pigment is genipa, derived from Genipap americana."
Rabineau, Phyllis. “Catalogue of the Cashinahua Collection” In The Cashinahua of Eastern Peru, edited by Jane Powell Dwyer, 213. The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 1975.
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
material
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-173
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Citation
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá beeswax mixture,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 14, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/178.