Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed arrow

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed arrow

Alternative Title

Pia (arrow)

Subject

arrow, Kaxinawá, Kensinger, Peru

Description

A barbed arrow, made from palm-bark, mounted in cane shaft and adorned with feathers and colored twine. Arrows were almost always decorated for beauty but the feathers on the end of arrow have a definite purpose in terms of movement of the arrow. This would have been primarily used for monkey hunting.

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-194

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, “Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed arrow,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 30, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/25.