Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow

Title

Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow

Alternative Title

Pia (arrow) or Bani Pia

Subject

arrow, Kensinger, Kaxinawá, Peru

Description

This arrow is wooden and pointed. One side is jagged and attached to a pole with pink, white, and lack string. Two feathers adorn the top. The red and blue feather is macaw, the solid black is wild turkey. Used for hunting monkeys.

arrowhead length- 39 cm
pole length- 118 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-204

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Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi, “Peruvian Kaxinawá barbed palm bark arrow,” Anthropology Laboratory and Museum, accessed December 25, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/288.