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#1421 Mehinako Xingu Manioc Mat Amazon Brazil

#1421 Mehinako Xingu Manioc Mat Amazon Brazil

Regular price $331.50 USD
Regular price $450.00 USD Sale price $331.50 USD
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19″w × 18.5″d and 0.1"thick 
Superb Detailed cassava mat patterns by the Mehinako people of the XIngu region, Brazil. These mats are hand made from cotton and burriti fibre. They are used for many purposes but mainly to serve, sift and wash cassava flour....The Xingu River system, which runs through central Brazil ... Aweti, Kalapalo, Kamaiurá, Kuikuro, Matipu, Mehinako, Nahukuá, Trumai, ... Primary subsistence is fish and bread and porridge made from the cultivation of manioc.
a must for anyone's collection thanks. 

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