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Pan Flute2814/44

Flute with three wide pipes, wrapped in leaves. The ends are loose and frayed.

Culture
Makuna
Material
tucum palm fibre, reed grass and bark
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pan Flute2814/43

Flute with three wide pipes, wrapped in leaves. The ends are loose and frayed.

Culture
Makuna
Material
tucum palm fibre, reed grass and bark
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pan Flute2814/41

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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Painting Stick2814/39

Long thin wooden stick used for painting. Stick widens at base and has resin at the tip.

Culture
Makuna
Material
wood and resin
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy2814/36

Toy made of a light, hollow spherical gourd. A wooden stick goes through the gourd and comes out the bottom to form a handle. Circular hole is at the centre of the gourd, and there are two circular indentations on the other side.

Culture
Makuna
Material
palm seed and wood
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff Container2814/33

Ivory coloured tobacco snuff container made of a snail shell. There is resin around base of shell, attaching hollow tube made of wild pig bone, and glass on the underside of the shell, allowing visibility of the shell’s interior.

Culture
Makuna
Material
snail shell, pig bone, resin and glass
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff Tube2814/32

Egret bone tube, used to snort tobacco snuff. Long, hollow tube with resin in the centre.

Culture
Makuna
Material
egret bone and resin
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute2814/30

Ivory coloured flute made of deer bone. Long hollow tube with a hole for the mouth, three finger holes along the side, and an open triangle shaped end.

Culture
Makuna
Material
deer bone
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute2814/29

Ivory coloured flute made of deer bone. Long hollow tube with a hole for the mouth, three finger holes along the side, and an open triangle shaped base. Flute is dark brown near the base and the mouth hole.

Culture
Makuna
Material
deer bone
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tripod2814/25 a-c

Three hollow cylindrical tubes (a-c) with slightly flared sides. Used together to form a tripod.

Culture
Yauna
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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