Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow

Alternative Title

Pia (arrow) or Bani Pia

Subject

arrow, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

This arrow is sharp, has a single jagged edge and is pointed. The arrowhead is attached with white, black, and pink string and there is one red/blue macaw feather and a solid black wild turkey feather adorning the top along with colored string. For hunting monkeys.

arrowhead length- 41.5 cm
pole length- 117 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Bidixu

Date Created

c.20th Century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-195

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Bidixu, “Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed May 3, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/246.