Native Name | Pixin |
Object Number | 65-10-175 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cashinahua |
Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
Culture Area | Amazonia |
Section | American |
Materials | Bamboo | Palm Leaf |
Description | Hard top of split bamboo rib; fronds from either side woven in simple plaiting pattern (under 2, over 2); ends worked back to form neat bottom edge. Used for women to sit; as covers; not for men. |
Length | 117 cm |
Width | 55 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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