Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock
Subject
hammock, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
This cotton hammock is very worn and tattered. It is brown, dirty, and has holes.
Notes from accession card:
"Worn-out hammock
Only woman who would consent to give Mr. Kensinger old weaving. In use was a blanket but being kept by women for use now aw sanitary napkin"
length- 155 cm
width- 120 cm
Notes from accession card:
"Worn-out hammock
Only woman who would consent to give Mr. Kensinger old weaving. In use was a blanket but being kept by women for use now aw sanitary napkin"
length- 155 cm
width- 120 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi's wife B
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
textile
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-135
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi's wife B, “Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 15, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/186.