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 sharp, pointed wooden arrow is double-edged. It is decorated, and attached to the pole with a white, black, and red string. At the end of the pole are two feathers: one is macaw the other wild turkey. Used for hunting large terrestrial animals.

arrowhead length- 36.2
pole length- 117.5 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja

Date Created

c.20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-202

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, “Peruvian Kaxinawá bamboo arrow,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/244.