Isa Chinaxeti
Belt
65-10-25
From: Peru | Rio Curanja
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Isa Chinaxeti |
| Object Number | 65-10-25 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cashinahua |
| Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Quill |
| Description | Tightly woven white cotton; short lengths of white and brown porcupine quills threaded on whtie and pink cords which are attached to threads of belt and woven into warp threads at end to make fringe; fringe on one side goes through belt near end of other side, making belt "Adjustable". Worn by men for dress. |
| Length | 95 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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