Guahibo/Amazonian
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| 1 | 1968.9.8.0025 | Arrow | Wood shaft with 2 feathers tied on back end which is wrapped with cord. Arrow end is attached by wrapped cord, bow tip attached with wrapped cord. Color: TN,BK |
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| 2 | 1968.9.8.0026 | Arrow | Wood shaft that tapers to rear end. Arrow head is made of wood and inserted into shaft and held in place by thread wrapped around shaft. No feathers. Color: TN,BK |
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| 3 | 1968.9.8.0027 | Arrow | Wood shaft with two feathers attached to rear end by wrapped threads. Arrowhead inserted into shaft & wrapped with thread to hold in place. Barbed head 8" long with metal tip 4 1/2" long. Hole in one side of metal tip. Color: TN,BR |
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| 4 | 1968.9.8.0029 | Bow | Wood bow, thickest at center and tapers to each end. Bow sting attached at each end and made of cotton. Color: BR |
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| 5 | 1968.9.8.0030 | Arrow | Wood shaft with no feathers. Arrow head bound with black and white thread from shaft to 1/2 way to tip, patterned, white predominating. Tip is metal held on by wrapped thread. Color: TN,BK,WH |
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| 6 | 1968.9.8.0031 | Arrow | Wood shaft; head is bound with black and white thread, patterned, mostly black, from shaft half-way to tip. Color: TN,BK,WH |
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| 7 | 1968.9.8.0032 | Bow | Wood shaft, flattend oval in shape, with a round peg-like projection on each end to attach bowstring to. Bowstring is made of natural fiber. Bow is wrapped with same material as bow string where hand is held and extneds to upper end. Color: BK |
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| 8 | 1968.9.8.28.0001 | Arrow | Narrow wood shaft with head split into 2 pieces and barbed. Delicately split and barbed. Color: TN,BR |
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| 9 | 1968.9.8.28.0002 | Arrow | Narrow wood shaft with head split into 2 pieces and barbed. Delicately split and barbed. Color: TN,BR |
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| 10 | 1968.9.8.28.0003 | Arrow | Long, narrow wood shaft with head split into 2 pieces and barbed. Color: TN,BR |
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| 11 | 1968.9.8.28.0004 | Quiver | Round of woven straw with one end closed. Color: YL |
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| 12 | 1993.37.10 | Bag | Bag, man's shoulder. It is a very fine crochet stitch. Brown circle is at the bottom, 2" in diameter, followed by light brown. As the circles progress up the length of the bag, they begin to look like stripes. The strap uses the same colors of light and dark brown. It is woven at the shoulder but is just single strands of cotton-like fiber where the strap is attached to the bag. "Colombia" is written in permanent marker along the inside top hem of the bag. Color: BR,TN |
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| 13 | 1998.20.19 | Pitcher, water | In shape of a woman from waist to head. Waist on down is round: main part of pitcher. Has arms on waist, with grooves cut into hands to indicate fingers. Straight torso with offset breasts. Crude facial features - lines and gouges to indicate mouth, eyebrows and eyes; sharp pointed nose. Ears somewhat shaped. Hair in back, partially colored black. Clay itself is colored light brown, with dark brown ink used to draw decorations, mostly faded. |
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