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 wooden, sharp, pointed arrow has two jagged edges. It is decorated, and attached to the pole with pink, black and white string. At the end it has two harpy eagle feathers. Used for hunting large terrestrial animals.

arrowhead length- 33 cm
pole length- 101 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi

Date Created

c.20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-198

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 17, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/242.