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Object Number 43-10-30/4252
Display Title Blow gun arrow quiver made of reeds with cocoanut shell container for +
Descriptions
Object Description Blow gun arrow quiver made of reeds with cocoanut shell container for wadding of kapok attached (wadding is spun on blunt end of dart)
Inventory Description Reed quiver, reed sticks, wrapped with fiber and cloth string with cork base.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Quiver
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador / Oriente / <County> / <City> / few miles below Convento de Canelo's
Additional Geographic Terms Pacayacu River, community of the banks of the
Dimensions Overall: 13.4 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm (5 1/4 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 43-10-30/4252

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