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Headdress3010/2

Headdress of vibrantly coloured macaw, toucan and parrot feathers. Long bright blue feathers topped by shorter light green, red and yellow feathers create a brim at front of headdress, above which stands a tall crown of the same that splays slightly to the sides when worn. To the back of the headband are attached several strands of different lengths, made of fibre threaded with small white glass beads. Intermittently down each strand are attached small groupings of feathers in various sizes, held at their quills by short lengths of palm tubes. Some strands include elongated dark brown seeds. This creates a long, dense fall of feathers down the back of the wearer.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
toucan feather, parrot feather, macaw feather, glass, palm fibre, wool fibre, bark and seed
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden Basket3077/25

Large carrying basket. Four horizontal bands outlined in black; three of them have black dots in the interior (from top to bottom: 8, 16 and 9 dots). Three twisted handles near rim (three are missing) and two near the base.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
palm fibre, annatto berry pigment ? and charcoal pigment ?
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Curare Pot2814/48 a-c

Small dark brown round pot. Piece of light brown cotton folded over the top and secured by brown cord or rope wrapped loosely around the rim of the pot.

Culture
Makuna
Material
clay, cotton fibre, palm fibre and curare resin
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun2814/54

Blowgun with long, hollow, cylindrical wooden shaft. The shaft tapers slightly toward the bottom and is completely wrapped in tightly wound palm bark. At the top of the shaft is a rounded protrusion of resin holding what appears to be 2 thin strips of wood(?) that are light orange and white in colour. The hollow mouth piece is carved of wood and flares at both ends. It is smooth and shiny and attached to the shaft with resin.

Culture
Makuna
Material
wood, resin and palm fibre
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2814/28

Rattle made from a dark brown gourd with carved designs of square patterns and lines. Gourd is round and long, and tapers towards the top. A thin wooden stick goes through the length of the gourd, forming the handle. Braided palm twine is tied at the top of the handle at the base of the gourd and goes around the rattle, secured in a knot at the top end of the stick. There are two slits made on either side of the gourd, and the rattle is filled with seeds to make noise.

Culture
Makuna
Material
gourd fruit, wood, seed and tucum palm fibre
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ankle Rattle2814/27

String of braided twine with attached seeds to form an ankle rattle. Seeds are large, hollow, and triangular shaped with rounded sides. Each seed has a hole in the top with twine fed through that attaches them to a long braid of twine.

Culture
Makuna
Material
tucum palm fibre and seed
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pan Flute2814/42

Flute with eight progressively shorter and narrower pipes, held together with palm twine tied around the width. The fourth pipe has twine wrapped around the length of the pipe. The pipes are open at the mouth end and closed at the other.

Culture
Makuna
Material
tucum palm fibre and reed grass
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pan Flute2814/40

Flute with eight progressively shorter and narrower pipes, held together with palm twine tied around the width. The pipes are open at the mouth end and closed at the other.

Culture
Makuna
Material
tucum palm fibre and reed grass
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff Tube2814/31

Egret bone tube that is y-shaped with two balls of resin on the tips of the bone and holes in the tops. Resin also near the base, where the two pieces of bone split off. Two prongs are tied with cumare string.

Culture
Makuna
Material
egret bone, resin, palm seed and tucum palm fibre
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun2814/58

Blowgun with long, hollow, cylindrical palm wood shaft. A second, smaller hollow tube of wood has been inserted fully into the bottom end. Two circles of plant fibre are wrapped around the shaft near the bottom. Shaft is circled by ever-closer naturally occurring growth rings from top to bottom. At top is a flared wooden mouthpiece attached with resin and a thin circle of plant fibre.

Culture
Makuna
Material
palm wood, resin, palm fibre and wood
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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