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Comb3077/27

Comb with 35 palm wood teeth and woven coconut husk fibre making diagonal patterns. Two horizontal sticks and twisted cord on top as handle.

Culture
Yanomami ?
Material
palm wood and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart Quiver2814/47 a-qq

Dark brown wooden dart holder (part a), with a comb? (b) and 43 darts (parts c-qq). Quiver (a) is long and cylindrical, made of palm wood, with resin around the base. String is tied around the rim and attaches to a woven lid. The lid is woven in a zig zag pattern and there is resin on the top and around the lid. Inside the quiver there is a bundle of sticks wrapped in twine to hold the darts in place. Part b is a wooden rectangle with six triangular points on the top, and a resin coating along the bottom. (c-qq) Each dart is composed of a thin wooden stick with cotton tied to the tips with a thin piece of string.

Culture
Makuna
Material
guarumo leaf, palm wood, fibre, curare resin, rubber, grass, resin and kapok fibre
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart Quiver2814/45 a-i

Woven dart quiver (part a), with seven darts (parts b-i). Quiver is long and cylindrical with flared sides that widen at the rim. Quiver is tightly woven with a darker brown colour woven into the bottom half in a zigzag pattern. The bottom is flat and capped with resin coated fabric. A twine string is tied around the quiver at the narrowest part at the bottom, perhaps for hanging. Inside the quiver there is a bundle of grass to hold the darts in place. Each dart is composed of a thin wooden stick with cotton tied to the tips with a thin piece of string.

Culture
Makuna
Material
guarumo leaf, curare resin, kapok fibre, palm wood, grass, guarumo fibre, cotton fibre and resin
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun2814/57

Blowgun with long cylindrical palm wood shaft, hollow on the inside. A second round hollow tube of wood has been inserted fully into the bottom end of the shaft, and is held in place with resin and adhesive. Shaft is circled by ever-closer naturally occurring growth rings from top to bottom. At top is a flared hollow mouthpiece attached to the shaft with resin. Close to the shaft’s top is a rounded protrusion of resin holding two thin strips of wood(?) that are orange and white in colour.

Culture
Makuna
Material
palm wood, resin and wood
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun2814/56

Blowgun with a long cylindrical palm wood shaft, hollow in the middle. A second smaller hollow tube of wood has been inserted fully into the bottom end, and is held in place with resin and adhesive. At top is a flared hollow mouthpiece, attached to the shaft with resin and a loop of hair.

Culture
Makuna
Material
palm wood, resin and wood
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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Blowgun2814/55

Blowgun with long, cylindrical, hollow shaft. Shaft is circled by ever-closer naturally occurring growth rings from top to bottom. Close to the shaft’s top is a rounded protrusion of resin holding 2 thin strips of wood ? orange and white in colour. The hollow mouthpiece is carved of a red tinted wood and flares toward the top. It is attached to the shaft with resin. A thin ring of fibre is attached to the shaft at the centre bottom with resin. A second round hollow tube has been inserted into the end of the blowgun.

Culture
Makuna
Material
palm wood, resin and wood
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart Quiver2814/46 a-t

Dark brown wooden dart holder (part a), with 19 darts (parts b-t). Quiver is long and cylindrical and narrows slightly towards the base. Made of palm wood, with resin around the base. String is tied around the rim and attaches to a lid woven in a zig zag pattern. There is a circular wooden bead attached to the string. Inside the quiver there is a bundle of sticks wrapped in twine to hold the darts in place. Each dart is composed of a thin wooden stick with cotton tied to the tips with a thin piece of string.

Culture
Makuna
Material
guarumo leaf, palm wood, fibre, curare resin, rubber, grass, resin and kapok fibre
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stand2814/23

Hour-glass shaped wicker stand that twists in the centre. Thin strips of palm wood are loosely woven to form a circular top and bottom. Braided vine is tied around the base and rim to secure the palm wood.

Culture
Makuna
Material
chonta palm wood, stem and fibre
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIh207

Dark brown wood, round in cross-section, with the shaft tapered to the butt, and carved from a single piece of wood. Conical point is smooth and carved with one longitudinal row of barbs 18-38 cm. from tip: one very long barb; six pyramidal and one elongated pyramidal barb; four pyramidal and one smaller elongated barb. Has six grooves, creating five upraised horizontal bands across the front. Three braided rattan sleeves each 7 cm. wide are 43-45.5 cm. from the tip.

Culture
Fijian
Material
rattan and palm wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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