124-A10-1 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	1970.78.10.6	Chisel	Piece of palm bark with alternating black and red sting wrapped around it following the a mirrored pattern starting at both ends meeting in the middle where there is a solid chunk of white string. On the black portions there is razor grass that has an orange tint (either from age, dye, or reaction to string dye). There is an Agouti tooth attached by placing it in a split section of the wood and wrapped around with string and razor grass. These chisels are called "madi xeta nupe" among the Cashinahua and it means "agouti tooth knife". Chisels wrapped in string are often used for ceremonies, but that does not necessarily mean that they are well-crafted or sacred. A madi xeta nupe may be reused for many other ceremonies, only used once and thrown away, or used in daily life for working with wood after the ceremony. The colors on the chisel are commonly found in the culture because the dyes are easily made with the resources found in culture. Though never stated explicitly, there could be importance behind the colors. Red: ambivalence, war, blood. Black: death, infertility, impurity. White: power, purity, harmony.
2	1970.78.10.7	Collar	Wide, handwoven neckband. Top and bottom are lined with beads, seeds, and teeth. All the teeth are ocelot teeth from hunting. The more teeth on a neckband, the better hunter in the society. These are only made and worn by men. The colours alternate between green, white, and pink patterns. The top has an alternating pattern of one tooth separated by somewhere between two and five black beads. The bottom has an alternating pattern of one tooth separated by red and black seeds with two brown seed casings towards the outer edges. The collar ties in the back by string. the proper left side has three sets of strings; one on top, middle, and bottom. The proper right side has two sets of strings; top and middle. It appears to have been repaired at one point and restitched together with thread that does not match the rest of the piece along the middle where the middle ties lie.
3	1970.78.10.9.1	Chambira	Piece of chambira (rafia) and cord made from it. Chambira is a strong fiber harvested from the crown shaft of the canopy palm tree Astrocaryum chambira. It is commonly used in Central and South America to make string, rope, hammocks, bags, and other various craft items. Indigenous peoples twist the fibers into strings which are then woven into ropes and other objects. This sample of the chambira is from the Cashinahua area. This is a sampling that shows the progression of natural chambira to chambira rope with the natural on the proper right and the twisted rope on the proper left. Cardboard sheet has thirteen triangles cut out of the top to allow the wrapping of chambira around for storage. The sixth one is empty and the sheet has "MAAS BROTHERS" in the center.
4	1970.78.10.9.13	Chambira	Piece of chambira (rafia) and cord made from it. Chambira is a strong fiber harvested from the crown shaft of the canopy palm tree Astrocaryum chambira. It is commonly used in Central and South America to make string, rope, hammocks, bags, and other various craft items. Indigenous peoples twist the fibers into strings which are then woven into ropes and other objects. This sample of the chambira is from the Cashinahua area. This comes from 1970.78.10.9.1 to show what the middle of the process looks like- it was taken from the sixth slot.