Hammock

65-10-117

From: Peru | Rio Curanja

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Disi
Object Number 65-10-117
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cashinahua
Provenience Peru | Rio Curanja
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Plant Fiber
Description

Child's. Simple checkerboard plaiting, main warp and weft strands double white cord; twisted pink and grey strands in warp, twisted brown in weft forming plaid; edges bound with thick white strands, overcast with white; long thick white cords pass through hammock near ends, all bound together at one place for the hammock rope. (cf. 65-10-108 and -109).

Length 140 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965
Other Number C:65-10-108 - Field No SF

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