Native Name | Kenan |
Object Number | 65-10-177 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cashinahua |
Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
Culture Area | Amazonia |
Section | American |
Materials | Fiber | Wood |
Description | Flat, round wooden seat painted with red achiote and black; center slightly lower than rim; two wide legs cut from same piece as seat, also painted, as is underside of seat; heavy cord tied around each leg, slack of rope forms handle for hanging or carrying. Used for new initiation of children, afterwards used by men; ritually made in four stages, painted by women. |
Width | 20 cm |
Outside Diameter | 43 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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