Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock on loom
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock on loom
Alternative Title
Muxu Disiyabi
Subject
hammock, loom, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru
Description
An incomplete hammock attached to two balsa wood loom poles by a cord. This includes one balsa wood shed roller, three palm bark bobbins with dark blue, dark pink, and white string wrapped around them, one cane needle, six flat and long palm bark weaving swords, two pairs of slender cane stretcher poles attached by four palm bark pins, and one bone needle.
loom length - 179 cm
loom width - 169 cm
shed roller length - 140 cm
backstrap hammock length - 135 cm
backstrap hammock width - 108 cm
loom length - 179 cm
loom width - 169 cm
shed roller length - 140 cm
backstrap hammock length - 135 cm
backstrap hammock width - 108 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Mario's wife A
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
textile, loom
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-131
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Mario's wife A, “Peruvian Kaxinawá cotton hammock on loom,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 13, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/20.