QUIVER and its FOUR blowgun ARROWS - Hohódene Indians?, Baniwa subgroup, Amazonas State

QUIVER and its FOUR blowgun ARROWS
Hohódene Indians?, a subgroup of the Baniwa, Amazonas State
Wood, fibers and cotton
Height: 56.5 cm; Width: 5.5 cm

A quiver and its four blowgun arrows used for hunting monkeys and small game. They allowed the small game to be paralyzed thanks to the cuarae – a substance derived from vines – in which their tips were dipped.
It consists of a cylindrical bamboo section, adorned with a braided fiber tip.

Provenance: Former French private collection.

Ref.: 7177

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