Accession No

1975.166 B


Description

Dart quiver, gourd and darts. Quiver is made from a bamboo cylinder with plaited string handle; three darts wrapped with cotton and a large number of leaves inside. Gourd with narrow neck is attached to the quiver with a strip of cane and lengths of string; filled with cotton wool which is accessed through a circular hole around which is painted a flower design.


Place

Americas; South America; Ecuador; Quito


Period


Source

Rumble, Greville William Sumpter Vosper [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1975.166 B


Cultural Affliation

Shuar; [Jivaro]


Material

Wood; Plant; Bamboo; Gourd; Cotton; Pigment; Fibre


Local Term


Measurements

345mm


Events

Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card reads, 'Two blow pipe quivers ostensibly made for the tourist market, consisting of hollow wooden tubes in which the darts are placed, and an attached gourd in which raw cotton for binding one end of the darts is kept. Bought from Indian who collected such items from the Oriente area from Jivaro Indians and traded them in Quito. Presented by G.W.S.V. Rumble'.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1975.166 A-B: 'Two blow pipe quivers consisting of hollow wooden tubes and an attached gourd.'

Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Tabitha Cotterill, 1975.166 A-B: 'Gourd attached to each quiver with fibre string tied to strip of cane. ?Floral pattern stained onto each gourd around hole from which cotton is withdrawn. Cotton wound around ends of darts and stored in gourd'.
Event Date 28/6/2000
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Dart quiver, gourd and darts. Quiver is made from a bamboo cylinder with plaited string handle; three darts wrapped with cotton and a large number of leaves inside. Gourd with narrow neck is attached to the quiver with a strip of cane and lengths of string; filled with cotton wool which is accessed through a circular hole around which is painted a flower design.
Event Date 27/7/2021
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:292870

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