Context (Production / use)
All items in the Henley Collection were made by the Panare or E'riepa Indians of the Bolivar State, South Venezuela. Bags are used by men for ammunition etc.

Event Date 1981
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Bought in June 1981, price 40 Bolivar each.
Event Date 6/1981
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for !982.867 A-C: 'Kamawa, men's shoulder bags for ammunition etc, made of tree anteater hide'.
Event Date 1982
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Rachel Hand's description: 'Bag fastened with wooden peg. The animal's tail forms the catch. Light brown fur. Plant fibre handle attached to bag with thin plastic tubing. Worn area on rear and all of tail/fastener.'
Event Date 15/8/2000
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Kamawa', or shoulder bag, made of tree anteater hide. The main body of the bag is rectangular and has light brown fur. The bag is held closed by a catch, formed from the tail, which is wrapped round the bag; a wooden peg which fits through a hole in the tail forms the fastening. A shoulder strap made from twine is tied to the top corners with thin plastic thread.
Event Date 18/6/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff