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, pointed arrow is jagged on one edge. It is attached to the pole with a white, pink, and black string. At the end of the pole are two feathers: one is a yellow and blue macaw feather, the other a solid black wild turkey feather.

arrowhead length- 34 cm
pole length- 113.3 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-199

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Citation

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/286.