Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow

Alternative Title

Pia Kuin (arrow real) or Paka Pia (bamboo arrow)

Subject

arrow, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

This arrow is sharp, doubled-edged and pointed. There is an indentation in the middle and it is lightly decorated and attached to the pole with pink, black, and white string. Two brown harpy eagle feathers adorn the top of the pole with colored string. This arrow was used to hunt tapir, deer.

arrowhead length- 39 cm pole length- 99 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá , Rio Curanja, Krompi

Date Created

c.20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-192

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Citation

Kaxinawá , Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/240.