Quiver
Darts
58-17-131
From: Brazil | Lower Weayali River
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 58-17-131 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Aguano | Montana (uncertain) |
Provenience | Brazil | Lower Weayali River |
Culture Area | Amazonia |
Section | American |
Materials | Bamboo | Fiber | Gourd | Kapok | Fish Bone |
Description | Arrow packed into bamboo case with grass stalks; bottom glued with pitch; large round gourd attached to side with fiber cord; gourd filled with cotton; case handle made of twisted fiber cord, piece of fish jaw with 7 sharp teeth attached to handle; gourd has crude stick figures incised, some upside down. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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