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

The arrow is wooden, painted, smooth and rounded with two tiny barbs on either side of the tip of the arrow. The head is attached to a pole with white, pink, and black string. At the top of the pole are two feathers, a blue and red macaw feather and a solid black wild turkey feather. This type of arrow (with string attaching blade to bark) is relatively infrequent.

arrowhead length- 30 cm
pole length- 113.5 cm

Creator

Kaxinawá, Rio Curanja, Krompi

Date Created

c. 20th century

Contributor

Kenneth Kensinger

Type

hunting tool

Publisher

Temple University Anthropology Lab

Identifier

1966-1-203

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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/290.