Peruvian Kaxinawá nut pick

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá nut pick

Alternative Title

Tekunti (nut pick)

Subject

Kaxinawá, Kensinger, nut pick, Peru

Description

This nutpick is made of bone. Around the midpoint of the pick, the surface bone has been removed, and tapers down to a point. For getting meat out of Palm nuts.

length- 15.5 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Shapayama

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

cooking tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-157

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Shapayama, “Peruvian Kaxinawá nut pick,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 13, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/202.