Peruvian Kaxinawá axe
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá axe
Alternative Title
Due
Subject
axe, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
This small, black stone axe is nicked on each side, and attached to the long wooden handle with white, black, and pink string. Black, white, and pink string, as well as razor grass, decorate approximately three-quarters of the handle. Designs in white string are also found on the handle. Used in initiation rites.
length- 42.6 cm
length- 42.6 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Xuasa (hafted), axe-head maker unknown
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
ritual
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-160
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Xuasa (hafted), axe-head maker unknown, “Peruvian Kaxinawá axe,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 8, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/194.