Container Item Number: 2600/15 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Container for tree cotton made out of a fibrous coir or similar material. The coir is looped around a circle of string at one end forming an opening, and it is tied by a corded rope at the other.
History Of Use
Used in hunting, by men. Container for tree 'cotton.' The tree cotton is retrieved from the pods of a palm tree.The darts are poisoned in the secretions of a tree frog. After, the cotton is wrapped around one end of the dart to seal the canal so that the dart can be ejected by sharp blowing.
Item History
- Made in Pimia River, Choco, Colombia between 1951 and 1952
- Collected between 1951 and 1952
- Owned by Anne Loewen and Jacob Loewen before July 22, 2003
- Received from Jacob Loewen (Donor) and Anne Loewen (Donor) on July 22, 2003
What
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- 2600/15
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- coconut husk fibre ? and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 6.5 cm, diameter 7.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Wounaan
- Previous Owner
- Anne Loewen and Jacob Loewen
- Received from
- Jacob Loewen (Donor) and Anne Loewen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
When
- Creation Date
- between 1951 and 1952
- Collection Date
- between 1951 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before July 22, 2003
- Acquisition Date
- on July 22, 2003
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 2600/0015