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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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Basket2600/66 a-b

Woven basket and lid. Basket (part a) and lid (part b) are held together at the rim by pink coloured string. Lid has a thick lip which extends three-quarters down the basket.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
bark and cotton fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2600/65 a-b

Woven basket and lid. Basket (part a) is held together at the rim by woven strands of grass fibre. The lid (part b) has a thick lip which extends three-quarters down the basket. The top edge of the lid is held together with a purple coloured yarn.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
bark, plant fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2600/64

Round woven basket with flared lip and slightly flattened bottom. A ring of pink downward triangles, a brown band and pink and brown dots decorate the sides.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
plant fibre and dye
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2600/62

Gourd rattle (one of pair) with seeds ? inside. The wooden handle of the rattle has been painted orange-brown to match the colour of the gourd. The gourd is painted green, red and purple in diamond, heart ? and leaf shapes, edged with a zigzag etching. The band across the centre of the gourd reads, 'SOUVENIR DE BARRANQUILLA'. A hook is screwed into the end of the handle and a metal plug is in the top of the gourd.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
gourd fruit, wood, seed and paint
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Iron Representation2600/61

Child's replica of a carbon heated iron with red handle. Top of iron opens on a hinge, revealing an open interior in which to place hot coals. There is a small broken hook hanging from the lid. All three sides of the iron have small circular holes lining the top and a larger semi-circular hole near the bottom centre of each side.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
aluminium metal and paint
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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