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Items Found Around the Home
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Like homes everywhere, homes in the rainforest of the Peruvian Amazon have certain tools and utensils common to the area. below are some of these items which can add authenticity to a display.
| Palm-Fiber Fan Item # 120 Size Approx. 12-15 in dia Description Used by the Urarina people to start their cooking fires. More information |
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| Wooden Ladle Item # 505 Size Typically 30 inches long Description Used by the Urarina people to make mazato. I find these when I can. More information |
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| Batan and Maso Item # 510 Size Approx. 10-12 in. Description Used by the Urarina people crush grain More information |
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| Large Batan and Maso Item # 515 Size Typically 20 inches long Description Used by the Urarina people to make mazato. More information |
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| Black Pottery Item # 605 Description Typical pottery from the jungle More information |
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| Ocher Pottery With
Decorations Item # 705 Description: From a village near Iquitos, Peru. I like this pottery but it's hard to ship. I can send it up in cubic meter-size boxes to wholesalers or include it in a larger shipment. |
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| Maso
Collection Item # 520 Size Approx. 12-20 in. long Description Used by the Urarina people to make mazato More information |
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| Rice
Gleaning
Basket
(tinaja) Item # 522 Rice is abundant along the Amazon River. It's planted at high water in the flood plain and harvested when the river recedes. The grain is pounded by hand to loosen the chaff then the mix is tossed into the air with the tinaja to separate the chaff from the grain. These tinaja are made from the palm and often given a certain decorative flair. Sizes vary from about 1 ft across to nearly 3 ft. |
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| Hanging
Decoration Item # 310 Size Approx. 18 in Description Hanging Decoration using Calabash gourd and paiche scales More information |
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Ceremonial
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