Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt on loom
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt on loom
Subject
loom, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru, skirt
Description
This incomplete skirt on a loom is a continuous circular warp on two long balsa wood loom poles. The loom consists of: balsa wood loom poles; shorter, round shed rod; one weaving; flat, long palm bark sword; one long palm bark heddle stick; one palm bark bobbin with purple string attached to the material; and two pairs of cane stretcher rods. One pair of the rods is attached to the material with two slender, short palm bark pins. The other pair is unattached. The colors of the skirt include dark blue, purple and white.
length of loom pole with blue material- 121 cm
length of loom pole with purple material- 124 cm
shed rod- 97 cm
length- 72 cm
width- 40 cm
length of loom pole with blue material- 121 cm
length of loom pole with purple material- 124 cm
shed rod- 97 cm
length- 72 cm
width- 40 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Mario's wife A
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
textile, loom, clothing
Publisher
Temple University
Identifier
1966-1-129
Language
muxu (loom) bachiyabi (skirt width)
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Mario's wife A, “Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton skirt on loom,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 16, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/184.