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 wooden, sharp and pointed arrow has two jagged edges. It is attached to the pole with white and pink string. It is decorated, with two feathers at the end, one is a red and blue macaw feather, the other a solid black wild turkey feather. For hunting monkeys.

arrowhead length- 30.2 cm
pole length- 116 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-197

Table Of Contents

c. 20th century

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed November 16, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/279.