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Ceremonial Cane2600/68

Wooden ceremonial cane with carved female familiar spirit figure on handle.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Cane2600/10

Polished ceremonial killing stick carved in the shape of a small spear. Reddish-brown in colour. Stick is slightly wider near the centre and tapers to a point.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool2600/9

Four interlocking pieces of reed, each with the centre peeled away, leaving a hard exterior and soft interior.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
reed grass
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crayfish Spear2600/8

Spear for catching crayfish. Four bent barbed nails fastened to a palm wood handle by wire and fibre rope. The end of the handle is notched, possibly to attach an extension.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood, plant fibre, tar resin, fibre and metal
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container2600/7

Broken half-gourd filled with tree cotton.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
gourd fruit and cotton fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow2600/6

Adult's polished dark brown bow without bowstring. Bow tapers from the middle toward both ends. Notches are carved in both ends where the bow sting would be wound and pulled taut.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow2600/5

Child's wooden bow, without bowstring. Bow tapers from the middle toward both ends. 1.5 cm notches are carved in both ends, where the string would be wound.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun2600/4

Child's blowgun made of palm wood and wound tightly with vine. Long cylindrical barrel is slightly tapering and appears to have been made in two longitudinally cut pieces held together by the vine and string-like fibres wound at both ends. The tapered end has a small flat section, possibly used to balance one's fingers when taking aim.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood, plant fibre and fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blowgun2600/3 a-c

Blowgun in three pieces. Long tapering cylindrical barrel cut longitudinally and held together by twined vine. Connecting ends of the barrel are segmented to fit together.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
palm wood and plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart Quiver2600/2 a-ss

Quiver and dart set. Cylindrical wooden quiver (part a) with lid (part b) is attached to hollow corked gourd (part c) by rope-like fibre. The gourd is stuffed with a natural coloured fibre. There are forty-one barbed darts (d-ss), two of which have wound wool-like fibres at one end; part f is a piece of fibre.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
reed grass, tar resin, palm wood and fibre
Made in
San Juan River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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