Peruvian Kaxinawá nut pick (set of three)
Title
Peruvian Kaxinawá nut pick (set of three)
Alternative Title
Tekunti (nut pick)
Subject
Kaxinawá, Kensinger, nut pick, Peru
Description
Three nut picks made from bone, bound together by a coarse material. On all three picks, the surface bone is removed at the halfway point, and tapers down to a point. For getting meat out of palm nuts.
length a- 15.5 cm
length b- 18 cm
length c- 12 cm
length a- 15.5 cm
length b- 18 cm
length c- 12 cm
Creator
Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Yawamapu
Date Created
c. 20th century
Contributor
Kenneth Kensinger
Type
cooking tool
Publisher
Temple University Anthropology Lab
Identifier
1966-1-158 a,b,c
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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Yawamapu, “Peruvian Kaxinawá nut pick (set of three),” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 13, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/203.