Bow Item Number: 3579/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Decorated bow handle wrapped in stripes of coloured yarns. The wood is tapered at both ends, with a small tip for attaching the string - the bottom tip is broken. The widest part of the bow is at the centre. The bow curves slightly down the length, and is wrapped in seven sections of bright colours, divided by bands of solid black, white or green or small sections of twisted colours.
The donor's parents lived in Caracas, Venezuela, for a few years in the 1970s, where they purchased these pieces (3579/1-11). The Yekuana people live mainly in Amazonas and Bolivar states.