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
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 December 25, 2024, http://gamma.library.temple.edu/anthropologylab/items/show/290.