Razor Grass

65-10-74

From: Peru | Rio Curanja

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Xachi
Object Number 65-10-74
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cashinahua
Provenience Peru | Rio Curanja
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Razor Grass | Reed (plant) | Fiber
Description

Checkerboard woven brown cloth (once white?) wrapped around several unworked pieces of reed (from which razor grass is taken) and tied securely. Storage.

Length 30.6 cm
Outside Diameter 7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965

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