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Bundle of poisoned blowpipe arrows
Bundle of poisoned blowpipe arrows
Object Number 38-60-30/1765
Display Title Bundle of poisoned blowpipe arrows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Reed bundle, blackened at end, cotton bunch on one, wrapped with twig
Classification
  • Reed
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quichua
  • Payamino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 1 x 1 cm (11 7/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-60-30/1765

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